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A.C. Gilbert Nuclear Physics No. U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. New Haven, CT: A.C. Gilbert, ca. 1951. Considered to be the “world’s most dangerous children’s game”, this infamous lab’s intention was to allow children to create and watch chemical reactions using radioactive material. Housed in a large carrying case covered in a red paper faux-snake skin with printed graphics. Contents include a cloud chamber that allowed the viewer to watch alpha particles travel at 12,500 miles per second, nuclear spheres, Beta and Gamma radioactive sources, radioactive uranium ores, deionizer, and two manuals (“Prospecting for Uranium” and “Dagwood Splits the Atom”). Includes Atomic Energy Lab pictorially printed envelope. Some parts missing including electroscope, spinthariscope, Geiger counter, Alpha radioactive source, three C batteries, glass funnel, and the “Gilbert Atomic Energy Manual”. 25 x 16 ½ x 4”. Light rubbing to edges of case; interior graphics and parts clean. Fewer than 5,000 units were produced and later discontinued after just two years; scarce.