You don't see toys like this around anymore. Who wants the kid next door to create his own Manhattan project in the backyard? The Atomic Energy Lab set was available from 1951 to 1952 and sold for a whopping $50.
The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source, a pure beta source, a gamma source, a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber, an electroscope, a geiger counter, and a manual.
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Now it's $2400 on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gilbert-Atomic-Energy-Lab-/301099766108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item461af1d15c
It wasnt a DIY nuclear reactor kit. It was a fun little cloud chamber kit with radiation detection kits and comics for kids
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