Space Patrol's Project-O-Scope
(plastic)
value
good fine mint
$100 $175 $300
Space Patrol's Microscope with "Atomic Particle" Slide
(plastic)
value
good fine mint
$90 $110 $150
The prices show here were take from: Tomart's Price Guide to Radio Premium and Cereal Box Collectibles
by Tom Tumbusch
Wallace-Homestead Book Company
Radnor, Pennsylvania
1991
$22.95
ISBN: 0-87069-635-1
The above items are in my personal collection. I would be willing to sell them, although it is likely that prices have changed since 1991.
I am also interested in buying your old-time radio premiums. If you have any decoders, rings, books, or other premiums,
Commander Buzz Corey's first Space Patrol mission for the United Planets of the Universe was heard on ABC in 1950. Eventually the programs were simulcast on ABC-TV under the sponsorship of Ralston. The laughs were provided by Cadet Happy, female interest by Carol (Buzz's girlfriend) and Tonga (a converted villainess). Dr. Rylard Scarno and Prince Bacharatti were the evil masterminds that surfaced most often in the 30 minute adventures. Terra, a man-made planet slightly larger than Earth, was the headquarters for the Space Patrol.
Ralston was the greatest premium believer in orbit. A high spot on the run was the discovery of "Planet X." It became the focus of a contest and subject of premiums. Grand prize in the "Name the Planet" contest was a 35-foot, 1000 pound clubhouse shaped like the Terra V rocketship, including a motor truck to pull it, plus $1,500 in cash.
Most Ralston equipment was offered for sale in grocery stores as an immediate purchase incentive as well as the normal box top approach through the mail. Plastic premiums distributed in this manner were created in different color versions. In some cases there was even a subtle design change.
