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PictionID:44795208 - Catalog:16_005915 - Title:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: YF-102A Convair photo - Filename:16_005915.tif - - - - - Image from the Ray Wagner Collection. Ray Wagner was Archivist at the San Diego Air and Space Museum for several years and is an author of several books on aviation --- ---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
This is one of the few times I've received this particular response to my camera. I'm glad for that.
Eighteenth century ceremonial
Indian dagger with carved
nephrite hilt set with pearls,
emeralds, and rubies
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Greg Larro Photography
I finally made time to take pictures of my dolls.
Here is Dagger, my Taeyang Tantus. He is my residential playboy and Rejeenah's bestfriend.
He claims to be Johann's elder brother.
I really love him, and his stock look, except for the wig.
Bronze dagger, hilt decorated in gold sheet with feline mask (now missing eyes)
Early 2nd millennium BCE
Provenance?
Archaeological Museum of Chania, Crete - Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων
Chania, Ancient Cydonia / Kydonia / Κυδωνία (Pleiades; Wikipedia)
(note: this is the old, pre-2020, location; a new purpose-built museum opened in 2022)
The Cluedo (UK) dagger and Clue (US) knife, has one of the most varied depictions of all the weapons, second only to the revolver. This is one of the three weapons for which names were changed with their introduction in the US, though their purpose remained the same.
1949 saw the introduction of the original dagger. Like many of the early edition weapons in both the UK and US, it is quite large compared to modern counterparts. It was also quite sharp, with a not so child-friendly point. This token lasted 16 years, before being only slightly modified.
When Parker Brothers introduced the game in the US, they chose to re-name the token the "knife", and further depicted it as a very different, and non-threatening, table knife. This token, like the original 1949 wrench, candlestick and revolver, was a pre-existing design created by TootsieToy for inclusion as Cracker Jack prizes, dollhouse miniatures, and other charms. The knife is literally part of a dollhouse table setting. The original 1949 knife only lasted one year before being replaced with a much more deadly-looking variation.
In 1950, Parker Brothers began to phase out the original knife and replaced it with a larger and much more substantial looking token, which lasted for the next 22 years. Basically, it was a Bowie Knife, a kind of sturdy-looking hunting knife. A definite contrast to the benign-looking table knife, and the UK's delicate looking dagger. Unfortunately the matching playing card did not change for another 13 years.
Cluedo's dagger finally underwent a change during 1965, essentially shortening the original design, but otherwise very similar to the longer dagger before it. This token survived for the next 31 years, basically unchanged. First painted gold, then taking on a gleaming gold-tone finish, the dagger was finally replaced with the long-lived 1972 US knife design for all standard classic editions. This design survives today in the luxury Geoffrey Parker edition in gleaming Pewter or Sterling Silver.
In 1972, the US knife adopted its third change in design. This time, it would be sheathed – presumably deadly once removed, but when safely stowed, the sharp tip blunted for use by small children. By 1996, this became the standard token for Cluedo as well, and all classic games to this day, appearing in a variety of materials and finishes.
The first departure from the standard knife came in 1988, when Clue finally added a variation to the game with the introduction of the Master Detective edition (MD). Not only were there more weapons, but they were bigger and heavier as well, and finished in antique brass. Interestingly enough, Parker Brothers finally adopted the classic dagger design for this game first released in the US. This design would also later be a part of Super Cluedo. For the 50th Anniversary edition, and later re-used in the advanced Passport to Murder edition (PTM), the same knife design appeared in antiqued pewter.
In the mid-90s the knife was clad in 14K gold for the short-lived Franklin Mint edition. This knife token takes the distinction of being one of the smallest, lightest, and the most fragile of any standard set.
In 2008, Hasbro revamped the knife in the re-imagined edition "Discover The Secrets". However, not only is this the smallest standard version of the token, it also removes the sheath and takes on a very utilitarian kitchen utensil in the form of a common butcher knife, though just as deadly.
Catalog #: 01_00083535
Title: Convair , F-102, Delta Dagger
Corporation Name: Convair
Official Nickname: Delta Dagger
Additional Information: USA
Designation: F-102
Tags: Convair , F-102, Delta Dagger
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive