JAPAN circa 1955

Tin plate body and clear plastic space helmet,crank wound giro ,spinning ray counter,robot rolls forward smoothly.Blue version is pretty expensive and hard to find (see prices below), has tinplate oxygen tanks in the back and metal hands...

Height - 18 cm

RED VERSION ,MIOB $1.080

BLUE VERSION ,MIOB $ 3.000

(Griffiths auction 9-12-00)

(picture courtesy of Guy Antiques/Tokyo/Japan).