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Spud gun (toy)
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〔p. 108 Cohen, William A. PhD ''Building a Mail Order Business: A Complete Manual for Success'' John Wiley & Sons, 01/02/1996〕 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.〔''E. Joseph Cossman obituary'' ''Los Angeles Times'' December 19, 2002〕
Harder, drier potatoes are preferable sources of ammunition; red potatoes, or refrigerated potatoes serve well.
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