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A radioactive atomic energy lab kit complete with real uranium, considered the world’s most dangerous toy, is hitting the auction block. Created by Alfred Carlton Gilbert in the early 1950s, ...
A highly coveted children's toy from the 1950s is going on sale—and it contains real uranium. The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory, which was released in 1950, was dubbed one of 'the 10 ...
The radioactive atomic energy kit, known as Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory, is now being sold by a Boston-based RR Auction.
The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory is credited as being the most dangerous toy ever created. Keep reading to learn ...
MORE: A circa 1951 Atomic Energy Lab by Gilbert recently soared to $12,650 in a Hake’s auction. Estimated at $2,000 to $5,000, it sold for more than six times low estimate.
A Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab was sold in the 1950s for the price of $50. It is one of the items on display as part of “At Play in the Atomic Age.” (Courtesy of the National Museum of ...