Spud gun (toy)
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A spud gun is a small children's toy gun used to fire a fragment of potato. To operate it, one punctures the surface of a potato with the gun's hollow tip to pry out a small pellet, fitted snugly in the muzzle. Squeezing the grip causes a small build-up of air pressure inside the toy, which propels the projectile. The devices are usually short-range and low-powered.
Early history
The first spud gun was invented during the Great Depression when few people would think of wasting a potato. The original inventor sold his patent to E. Joseph Cossman for USD$600[1] after World War II. Cossman, the brother in law of "Uncle" Milton Levine discovered there was a potato glut at the time and through an advertising campaign sold two million spud guns in six months.[2]
In popular culture
- A character in the British TV series Bottom was named after this toy.
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