I have something really special to share for Museum Collection Monday, as this pod is officially both the newest AND the oldest pack in the collection! :)
This is one of the very first original “Gen 1” Photon pods used in the first Photon center in Dallas, TX back in 1984. This item was generously provided directly from George Carter III who told me that it features inexpensive fiberglass parts and tooling (rather than using molds) because they were on a budget when they were first starting out. Notice that the original helmet was painted.
George said that while the gear is “prototypish” that it was “good enough” to be used to open up their first center before it evolved, especially considering the sound, light and music were there. It is missing an authentic first phaser, which would have had a grey fiberglass handle with an aluminum barrel. An original phaser is hanging on George’s office wall. This pod really is an extraordinary piece of Photon and laser tag history! To see more laser tag history visit LaserTagMuseum.com.
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