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1979 Concept Binder — Star Wars Gumball Bank

YEAR UNKNOWN · Character & Novelty Toys

Concept-binder proposal for a Star Wars themed gumball bank.

Development OriginUSA

Developer / LicenseeKenner

Development PeriodUnknown

Research ConfidenceHigh

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Development storyThe Star Wars Gumball Bank is one of the more unusual ideas preserved in Kenner’s 1979 concept binder. Rather than another action toy, the proposal combined novelty merchandise, character branding and a functional savings object — the sort of product that reveals how broadly Kenner was thinking about Star Wars during the license’s explosive early years. The surviving evidence is conceptual documentation rather than a known production prototype. That distinction matters. The binder allowed Kenner to record and…

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