Vintage Tin Battery Operated Space Age Robot Japan Japanese Mechanical Toy Rare
During the 1930's and 1940's, the industries in Japan heavily invested a vast majority of their natural resources for the war, Their government, ruled by the military, stripped several major landmarks constructed of steel and precious material for use in the war efforts........ Due to this circumstance, most of the manufactured products in Japan during those periods were composed of low quality material and manufactured with lower standards...... Meanwhile in the United States, businesses such as Marx and Gilbert lobbied that the country should continue to produce toys for children..... When the Second World War ended, Japanese manufacturers had to make a transition to adapt their industry in order to help reconstruct Japan...... Meanwhile, in the United States, children toys were still an important part of society, and more importantly, the economy......
Fueled further by the growing following of science fiction literature and movies such as Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, the interest and demand for toy robots grew, This demand for toys influenced the Japanese manufacturers to build an industry manufacturing and exporting low cost toys to the United States...... The true Golden Age for space toys was in the decade of the fifties, when science fiction came of age and movies like "The day the earth stood still" and the launch of Sputnik had young and old alike looking to the heavens...... The designs for robots and space toys in the fifties relied on the imagination of science fiction and were not so much influenced by the real space vehicle designs to come later in the 1960s.... Using the technology of electric batteries, the Japanese manufacturers gave their toy robots a major edge over their western counterparts...... With moving joints, spinning wheels and rolling treadmills, American distributors were challenged by the creativity and quality of Japan's new production line of toy robots.......
This old toy robot we have here is a real jewel...... This is classic 1950's Japan right here folk's..... This guy is a tin lithograph, battery operated masterpiece....
He stands 12 tall and the lithograph on him is in amazing shape..... The battery compartment is really clean as well..... This is a rare find, a must have for any collector....... All the items we have for sale are described as accurately as possible and to the best of our ability....
Thanks so much for visiting Finds From The Road we hope you find what your looking for...... The item "VINTAGE TIN BATTERY OPERATED SPACE AGE ROBOT JAPAN JAPANESE MECHANICAL TOY RARE" is in sale since Monday, January 22, 2018. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Robots, Monsters & Space Toys\Robots\Pre-1970\Tin". The seller is "themanwiththedeals" and is located in Crossville, Tennessee. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan