Once futuristic, now nostalgic, collectors love Lost in Space

A Sears version of Mattel’s Lost In Space Switch 'n Go set in its original color litho box made $6,490, including the buyer’s premium at Hake’s Auctions in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A Sears version of Mattel’s Lost In Space Switch 'n Go set in its original color litho box made $6,490, including the buyer’s premium at Hake’s Auctions in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A Sears version of Mattel’s Lost In Space Switch ‘n Go set in its original color litho box made $6,490, including the buyer’s premium at Hake’s Auctions in September 2020. Image courtesy of Hake’s Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Created and produced by the so-called “master of disaster” Irwin Allen, known for his movies The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, Lost In Space debuted on television in September 1965. The show was a hit and ran for three seasons, tapping into a strong interest in outer space and science fiction. The Twilight Zone had already been on air for several years at that point, and NASA’s manned space flight program was going strong with Mercury and Gemini.

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