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'TOMIC ROCKET - WOODETTE - USAWhite and red wind up plastic and metal 15 inch rocket with cap in the nose cone. The four rear fins are bare metal. Rolls along and sparks appear in a red plastic window at the back. A cap can be placed inside and will detonate when the rocket hits an obstacle.
Woodette Division of Print-O-Matic Co. Inc, of Chicago, Illinois. Atomic Rocket
First sighted in the Gray Hardware catalog for 1950.
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AM-2 SPACE ROCKET - AGATEX - ROMANIAFriction powered timplate rocket with stand up function and with rotating nose section. Light blue with red nose cone. Date code for 1969 1969. This example is missing its tailfin. 9'' long
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ANIMAL JET ROCKET - MARUBISHI - JAPANThis is a comical cartoon variation of the Marubishi Astro Mobil. A red and blue lithographed tin friction space vehicle with litho cartoon characters Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear. The vehicle has an unusual tear drop shape with vinyl monkey head under a clear dome and two long clear red plastic engine tubes at the back. Two wire antennas sweep backwards along the top. Marked Animal Jet.
Friction action with noise and spark. See the Mobil Jet version.
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ANIMAL ROCKET - KTI - INDIASmall lithographed tin space rocket. Red plastic cockpit dome. Cartoon animal graphics, Mickey Mouse style. Rubber nose tip. Marked KTI on the tailfin. Friction with spark action. 9.5"
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APOLLO 1000 ROCKET - HORIKAWA - JAPANTin and plastic friction rocket. Friction action with spark. Two similar rockets were produced by Horikawa, Japan in the 1960s. This is a friction toy 11.5" tall tin litho/hard plastic. Toy is marked "Apollo 1000" with space insignia. It has a rectangular box.
See also the version marked "XB-115" in a triangular box.
The body has a crimped construction making repair difficult.
Listed as new in the 1969 Horikawa catalog
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APOLLO 11 MOON ROCKET - ATC - JAPANThis is a long blue and silver tin and plastic friction rocket. Three red plastic fins and a rotating red plastic nose section. Three wheels. Marked Apollo 11. Asahi Japan. Apollo 11 first landed men on the Moon. 1969-70
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APOLLO 11 ROCKET - NOMURA - JAPANLater style white plastic battery operated rocket. Red plastic tail fins, a clear plastic engine and nose cone.
"Switch on and APOLLO-11 starts moving. It stops and elevates vertically. It comes down and moves forward. The actions repeat. Light blinks with constant rocket engine sound." Apollo-11 TN
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APOLLO 11 ROCKET PLANE - VTI (VOHRA) - INDIALithographed tinplate cross between a rocket and an airplane. Red, blue and yellow. APOLLO 11 marked on the upper wing. Small spark window at the front. Friction action with noise and spark.
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APOLLO ROCKET - OHTA - JAPANSilver lithographed tin friction powered Apollo rocket. The detailed rocket has three red tin fins and a long nose extension.
Friction action. When rocket hits an obstacle an arm is triggered making it stands up. A ramp descends revealing a litho spaceman. The box artwork is a particularly impressive depiction of the rocket in space.
K in circle Logo. Looks to be the same pressing as for the Masuya versions of this popular design. It is not clear which came first.
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APOLLO SATURN 2 STAGE ROCKET - NOMURA - JAPANA large tin an plastic space rocket. red plastic nose and blue plastic tail. The top and bottom sections separate. Battery operated action (rear section) with movement, noise, flashing lights and spinning tail section. The subject suggests a late 1960s date. 55cm.
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APOLLO SATURN ROCKET, PROJECT SWORD - CENTURY 21 - HONG KONGCentury 21 – tall plastic rocket in 3 stages. Plastic battery op rocket , this craft has flashing lights and a spring-loaded parachuting nose-cone. On its main body appear two transfers stating ' Apollo Saturn' .It looks like a big Cape- Kennedy- Set rocket. On the base is written ' A 21 Toy ' with the familiar tunnel-like circles, together with 'Century 21 Toys Ltd Made in Hong Kong'.
The box is a long narrow rectangular two parter. The lid is of thinner card with the base being much thicker. Two pieces of thick card inner- packaging hold the rocket in place at either end of the box. 'Star Features' are 'Ejectable space capsule with parachute, battery operated, hand steerable front wheel, three stage rocket, lights at rear, clips on fins.' It states that it's 'Made in Hong Kong for Century 21 Toys Limited'. On the two longest sides appears the words 'This super badge - Sword Commander - free inside, plus official manual, Project SWORD, collect the series for other great SWORD badges, Century 21 Limited'. The Commander badge is red.
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APOLLO XV ROCKET - LYRA - GREECEWhite plastic battery operated rocket. A reissue of the Nomura Apollo 11 Rocket. Switch on and the rocket starts moving. It stops and elevates vertically. It comes down and moves forward. The actions repeat. Light blinks with constant rocket engine sound.
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APOLLO XV SPACE ROCKET - RAJA TOYS - INDIABased on the Horikawa XB-115 rocket. Tin and plastic friction wheeled rocket with a green spark window. Friction action with rotating nose cone and spark. 11.5" tall, tin litho/hard plastic. The rocket has a simpler litho design and a green nose tip. It is marked "Apollo XV". Box? The subject suggests a 1970s date.
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APOLLO-X MOON CHALLENGER - NOMURA - JAPANA white plastic battery operated rocket with a detailed blue abd silver front end. The wheeled rocket has a rising action and opening nose. Blinking Light.
Rocket elevates the petals open and the command ship extends. It then retreats and the petals close. 16 ins Currently the first sighting is in a Marshall Field Christmas Catalog for 1970
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ARROW 7 SPACE SHIP - SANKEI - JAPANA red, blue and white rocket. The little lithographed tin friction space ship has a tin astronaut pilot head on top behind a tin windshield. Blue metal wheels. 16cm
Spark window at rear. See also the Arrow Jet 12 version which has a spark hole in front of the pilot rather than at the rear.
Possibly Sankei, the K in three concentric circles logo, manufacturer of the Arrow 12 version.
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ARROW SPARKLING JET 12 - SANKEI - JAPANA small red and blue lithographed tin rocket. The little tin friction space ship has a tin astronaut pilot head on top behind a tin windshield. 16cm
Spark hole in front of pilot. Exhaust pipe at the rear. See also the Arrow 7 version which has a spark window in the tail. Available in three versions, one predominantly green and one blue. (There may be a yellow version or this may be a lighting effect) 1950s. Plain card box with paper label. K in three concentric circles logo.
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ASTRO MOBIL - MAKER? - INDIAThis is an Indian copy of the Marubishi Astro Mobil. An red and yellow lithographed tin friction space vehicle. The vehicle has an unusual tear drop shape with vinyl pilot head under a clear dome and two long clear red plastic engine tubes at the back. Two wire antennas sweep backwards along the top. Marked Astro Mobil. 8" 20cm. While very similar to the Marubishi original there are differences in the lithography. No maker's mark. Possibly Raja. Box?
Friction action with noise and spark. Asia
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ASTRO MOBIL - MARUBISHI - JAPANAn red and yellow lithographed tin friction space vehicle. The vehicle has an unusual tear drop shape with vinyl pilot head under a clear dome and two long clear red plastic engine tubes at the back. Two wire antennas sweep backwards along the top. Marked Astro Mobil. 8" 20cm.
Friction action with noise and spark. See the Mobil Jet version.
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ATLAS 7 MOON ROCKET - YONEZAWA - JAPANA large red tin and plastic friction rocket. 26" The rear half of the rocket is tin and the forward part is plastic. Green tail fins. The rocket rolls along the floor with a simple friction action with sparks in the tail section. A spring loaded spinner launcher is positioned in the middle and spinners are launched by throwing a switch. Marked Moon Rocket.
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ATLAS RAKETE - LEHMANN - W GERMANYA slender silver plastic rocket with a rubber nose cone and a hook on the side. The rocket is fired into the air using a rubber band. Item 932. 16cm c1960
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ATLAS ROCKET - MAKER? - JAPANBlue and red lithographed friction rocket with a yellow nose. Two large rear wings and two smaller wings at the nose. Tail fin. Marked Atlas. Friction action.
Sold as part of the Satellite Vehicles set by Royal. 1959
Linemar is the probable manufacturer.
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ATOM BOAT MF 825 - MAKER? - CHINAThis rare spaceship is a Chinese take on the Masudaya non-fall design. Marked Atom Boat; the name is a literal translation of the word "ship" as "boat". Blue and white tin friction non-fall rocket with long red cylindrical engines running along the sides. This rocket has a distinctive tall tail fin incorporating an engine. Three plain litho portholes on either side. The astronaut pilot is tin. Friction action with a loud beep noise. it is slightly larger than the Japanese non-fall rockets. MF-825
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ATOM JET - YKS - JAPANA small, simple blue-green and red tin friction space rocket with a tin astronaut pilot head under a clear plastic canopy. The toy has large rubber wheels and a small tail wheel. There are slots in the front for sound effect. Carries the logo YKS. Single tail fin. 17cm
There are two versions of this rocket: one with a pilot behind an open windshield and one with a pilot under a clear canopy. Box?
See also the SAN Star Jet version of this rocket.
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ATOM ROCKET - KBN, KARL BUB - GERMANYA comical approach to the subject, the German company KBN has a clown clinging to the back of a space rocket. Tin friction rocket with a large Clown figure riding on the top. Moving head. The clown features in other Bub tin toys. West German
Two color versions shown: silver and yellow rocket
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ATOM ROCKET 7 BLUE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANOne of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. An astronaut pilot sits inside a cockpit with a clear plastic cover. Rear tail fin and two red conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket.
While very similar to the white version of the Atom Rocket 7 this toy has the usual shorter red conical engines running less than half of the length of the ship. Light blue and dark blue with red detailing. Large rotating plastic antenna. Marked Atom Rocket 7. Triangular tailfin.
This version Has a single teardrop shaped red light on each side.
Spaceship design on tailfin.
Date: First sighting Rike's Toyland of Ohio Toy Catalog 1962 Modern Toys.
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ATOM ROCKET 7 WHITE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANOne of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. An astronaut pilot sits inside a cockpit with a clear plastic cover. Rear tail fin and two red conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket.
This toy is based on the Moon Rocket non-fall pressing with the much longer red conical engines running the length of the ship. Light blue and white with red detailing. Large rotating plastic antenna.
Marked Atom Rocket 7 Triangular tailfin.
This version Has a single teardrop shaped red light on each side.
USAF star on the tail
Date: First sighted in newspaper ads in November 1962. Still on sale in Higbee's Toys Catalog 1966 Modern Toys.
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ATOMIC FIGHTER X-7 - W TOYS - JAPANTin lithographed delta wing rocket. Black and yellow colour scheme with red accents. Tin dome at the front with pilot litho. The plane is marked US AIR FORCE X-75 though the box art show this as X-7. 7 1/2ins 180mm
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ATOMIC RACE CAR X-8 - MITSUHASHI - JAPANThis is a little four wheeled rocket car from the little known Mitsuhasi company. Red and blue tin friction space car with a tin pilot head behind a windshield. The car has a large rear tail fin marked Atomic and two smaller fins alongside..
M in triangle logo. 13cm
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ATOMIC RACER 7 - ALPS - JAPANThis is a most unusual space toy from Alps. A red, blue and yellow lithographed tin friction rocket with wings. The tricycle vehicle has wide rear side fins and a blue upright fin. A yellow astronaut, looking like a biker with helmet, sits in a cockpit behind a clear plastic windscreen. There is a small red spark window behind the cockpit. The number 7 is printed on the nose. The cycle look is emphasised on the box art which shows the rocket travelling around a race track. 10 ins
Packed in an early 1950s style brown box with paper label and in one case the number S129 overprinted.
This is a variation of the Alps Space Raider with the addition of the pilot behind the windscreen and the extra vertical tailfin. The size of the driver completely alters the scale of the vehicle. Circa 1953
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ATOMIC RAY X-30 - MAKER? - JAPANSmall early red, white and blue tinplate friction rocket with litho detailing that includes a pilot inside a cockpit and Saturn at the front. Atomic Ray is printed on one side and X-30 on the other. Unusually this rocket has just the two horizontal tail fin, not the upright fin. 6cm. Japan Date? Probably 1950s
The same pressing as the X-7 Moon Rocket.
Image courtesy Smith House Auctions
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ATOMIC ROCKET X-1800 - BLUE & WHITE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANOne of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. Rear tail fin and two conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket.
The front cockpit has no astronaut: there is a patterned windshield containing a color light effect. Light blue and white with red detailing and cream engines. Large grey plastic rotating antenna, though the white antenna (bottom) looks more like the one on the box. Marked X-1800
Triangular tailfin.
This version does not have lights in either side. The plainer litho detailing with three litho portholes and the fresnel lense-like cockpit cover make this a more serious looking spaceship
The box carries the serial no. 1883 MT/191
On sale in October 1960. Modern Toys.
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ATOMIC ROCKET - DSK - JAPANA simple small blue and red (3.5in) tinplate lithographed space rocket. Marked Atomic Rocket. Pilot in cockpit litho on top, with Saturn and satrs on the front. Unusual fin design. Fiction action with noise. DSK 1950s. Crimped construction. Box? Possibly sold in trade boxes.
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ATOMIC ROCKET WITH PROP - MASUDAYA - JAPANA white, red and blue lithographed tin friction rocket. The three wheeled rocket has the classic three rear fins design. The fins extend beyond the end of the body. There is minimal detailing, notably a blue lightning flash on the tail.
The distinctive feature of the rocket is the spinner launch action. See Satellite Launcher Rocket.
This rocket shares the same box as the Atomic Rocket with Prop X201. This particular version of the rocket was advertised in the Courier News in October 1958. Modern Toys.
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ATOMIC ROCKET X-1800 - GREEN & WHITE VERSION - MASUDAYA - JAPANOne of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. Rear tail fin and two red conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket.
The front cockpit has no astronaut: there is a patterned windshield containing a color light effect. Green and white with red detailing
Large grey plastic rotating antenna, though the white antenna (bottom) looks more like the one on the box. Marked Atomic Rocket.
Triangular tailfin.
This version does not have lights in either side. The plainer litho detailing with three litho portholes and the Fresnel lens-like cockpit cover make this a more serious looking spaceship
The box carries the serial no. 1883 MT/191. The other color version was on sale in October 1960, and this is likely to be the same. Modern Toys.
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ATOMIC ROCKET X201 WITH PROP - MASUDAYA - JAPANA red, white and blue lithographed tin friction rocket. The three wheeled rocket has the classic three rear fins design. The fins extend beyond the end of the body. There is minimal detailing, notably a Saturn with a ring of stars on the tail. Marked Atomic Rocket on the sides.
The distinctive feature of the rocket is the spinner launch action. See Satellite Launcher Rocket. Modern Toys.
Two box variations are known.
disk, MT. X-201
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ATOMIC SPACESHIP WITH SPARKS XX-2 - NOMURA - JAPANThis white and red lithographed tin friction rocket has three very long fins running down most of the length of the rocket. There are litho portholes with passenger detailing. Marked XX-2. A spinning red plastic engine device is attached to the rear. Friction action with spark and plastic rotating tail assembly.
See also the Discoverer XX-3 version of this rocket.
An advertisement dates this to October 1960 TN
See also the Yonezawa Space Rocket LSX-SSC (or SSO on the box)
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B-61 BUZZ BOMBER - ALPS - JAPANA large, early lithographed tinplate rocket. Metallic blue and red with yellow trim. The rocket has a removable wing. Tailplane. Friction action with spark. There is a spark opening at the back, with a screw cover for a replaceable flint. The tail is marked GM-544. 1950s USAF
The name is a curious combination of the V-1 Buzz Bomb and the B-61 Bomber.
On sale in September 1955.
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BABY MOON ROCKET - KDT - INDIATin lithographed space rocket. Old style rocket with tin pilot head behind a windscreen. (The clear blue plastic window may be a late addition). Marked K.D.T No 11. Friction with spark action.
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BATTERY OPERATED MONORAIL ROCKET-SHIP - LINEMAR - JAPANA metallic blue combination of rocket and monorail toy. The Rocket Express tin battery operated monorail travels along spring tensioned between metal pylons; large round extensions on top of the rocket hold the motor drive.
The boxed set comes with two express rockets. Twenty pieces in total. Featured in Aldens Christmas catalog for 1956.
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BILLY THE SPACE TRAVELER - MASUDAYA - JAPANTin friction rocket with a tin astronaut rider clinging to the back. The rocket has two fins, Billy occupies the place where a third fin would normally be. Marked BILLY on the sides. There is a small rear wheel. Pull back action with noise. Marked PAT 7987
Two litho variations are known:
1 Metallic silver and red version with a blue Billy. Litho porthole detailing.
2 White and blue rocket with red fins and an orange Billy.
The box indicates a third combination which so far has not been seen.
Known for ages as "Billy on a Rocket" until a boxed version turned up. Date?
A version of this rocket was also produced in Argentina as Cohete Lunar. See also Billy on a Saucer.
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BLUE EAGLE SPACE ROCKET - MASUYA - JAPANLong blue and red battery operated tin rocket plane with remote control. Yellow spring loaded nose plunger. Jet plane styling with small fins and a tail fin with elevators on the top edge. Flashing lights at rear. 38cm. This does not have the usualMasuya standing action. Marked Space Rocket of the sides and Blue Eaglke on the tail. Date?
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BOOSTER ROCKET, PROJECT SWORD - CENTURY 21 - HONG KONGA long plastic battery op rocket with its middle encircled by large white plastic ‘fuel’ pods which are detachable. The ship has forward and reverse motion, tail lights and a cool silver ejecting nose jet with its own landing gear/wheels ( you may come across this on its own). 'Made in Hong Kong' appears on its base.
The box is tiny compared to the size of the fully set-up toy. Nevertheless the artwork is great, with a white and red painiting of the rocket whizzing across space. 'Star Features' are the ' Ejectable nose module, battery operated, forward and reverse control, tail light, official SWORD decals'. As standard it states that its 'Made in Hong Kong for Century 21 Toys Limited.' The cover doesn't refer to thje badge or manual, only the four sides of the lid. It's referred to as the 'Space Captains badge', but the picture of the badge simply states Captain. The full badge list appears including astronaut.
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BUCK ROGERS 25TH CENTURY ROCKET SHIP - MARX - USALithographed tinplate windup rocket ship. Advances with spark. 1934 Louis Marx Buck Rogers 25th Century Rocket Ship Cruiser Tin Litho Windup Space Toy. When wound, the rocket ship moves forward while emitting a shower of sparks out of the exhaust and a space "boing boing" noise is made. Features sparking exhaust, space sound, all tin construction with detailed, multi-colored lithography and embossed parts.
This rocket has a classic retro design consistent with the early Buck Rogers films: sweeping bird like wings and top fin, webbed fin, small tin dome and character graphics derived straight from the Sunday comic strips. Widely on sale in late 1934.
Printed on the bottom of the toy is a picture of Buck Rogers and it reads: Buck Rogers 25th Century, Louis Marx & Co 200-5th Ave NY USA Patented March 15, 1927 1, 621,266 with the early Marx toy logo. 24cm
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BUCK ROGERS POLICE PATROL - MARX - USARocket Police Patrol. Tin wind up rocket ship based on the Buck Rogers 25th Century Rocket Ship Cruiser Tin Litho Windup Space Toy. When wound, the rocket ship moves forward while emitting a shower of sparks out of the exhaust and a space "boing boing" noise is made. On sale in December 1934.
A tin version of Buck sits on top holding a gun mounted in an open cockpit. Features sparking exhaust, space sound, all tin construction with detailed, multi-colored lithography and embossed parts. Tin wind up rocket ship. This design, the tin astronaut with gun, became the preferred style for all future versions of this rocket.
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COHETE LUNAR, BILLY ON ROCKET - GORGO - ARGENTINATwo Argentinian variations of the Masudaya Billy on a Rocket.
Tin friction rocket with astronaut astride. Tin friction rocket with a tin astronaut rider clinging to the back. The rocket has two fins, Billy occupies the place where a third fin would normally be. Marked Cohete Lunar on the sides. There is a small rear wheel. Pull back action with noise. Box?
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COHETE VANGUARD ROCKET - CASA NACORAL - SPAINSpanish release of the Ideal Jet Car. Yellow plastic four wheeled rocket car with side wings and tailfin. Red plastic canopy. Spring propelled from a launching pad. Date?
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COMET TAIL ROCKET - MAKER? - WEST GERMANY?This is a brightly lithographed blue and red rocket that looks just like an airship. As usual the box carries no name.
It is a tinplate wind up rocket with a propeller at the front. The most striking feature is the stylised red and yellow tin representation of the rocket's flame trail. It is hinged for storage. The toy has a spark window with red cover at the back to provide real sparks.
Possibly made in Germany or Eastern Europe.
The rocket is intended to hang from a string in the manner of similar dirigible or airship toys. Zeppelin. The box is a plain card one with a paper label.
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COMMANDER ROCKET ATOMIC CONSTRUCTOR - YOSHIYA - JAPANA silver lithographed tinplate rocket. Litho details include a cockpit with pilot, tracks and the wording Commander on the sides. Three red metal fins at the back. The vehicle has a passing similarity to the Thiunderbird Mole with its rotating nose structure and its drilling function is mentioned on the box. In this case the nose is a rotating red plastic structure consisting of a set of plastic ribs. Friction action with noise and spark from the nose structure.
The box syas "Atomic Constructor. Flys in the air. Goes over lands. Digs and goes under ground too". First sighted in 1962 Nerlish & Co. Catalog. KO
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COSMOS-189 ROCKET - AGATEX - ROMANIALight blue tin wind up space rocket. Three fins at the tail and three corresponding fins towards the front Nose on spring, red spark windows at the back. Pushing the rocket forward winds the mechanism. Marked with the Agatex logo on the wings. The rocket has a slider that opens a cover on the friction mechanism allowing access to the flint. 19cm Box?
See also the NAVETA SPATIALA ROCKET version of the rocket.
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CTAPT-1 (STAR-1) BLAST OFF ROCKET - MAKER? - USSRA Russian version of the standing rocket design. This is a blue tin friction wheeled rocket with three large delta shaped tailfins. The graphics are fairly simple lines. The nose is a plastic plunger: when it strikes an object an arm swings down and lifts the rocket. The maker's logo is a small boy. Date? Maker? Russia
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DIAN DONG DA FEI CHAN (ROCKET SHIP) - CHINARed white and blue lithographed tin battery operated space ship with vinyl pilot head behind a tin windscreen. The distinguishing feature of this range is the pair of red and green colored plastic spark windows at the front of the rocket. Another variation of the Masudaya Rocket Racer. Other versons have been seen in this box but here the litho on the toy corresponds with the box artwork - eg portholes. Box and spaceship combinations seem to be random: Box has No 8, toy has No 9. etc. Two litho variations shown.
Bump and go action with noise and flashing lights.
Masudaya Rocket Racer design.
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DOCKING ROCKET - DAIYA - JAPANThis is one of Daiya's realistic looking space toys that reflects the latest developments in NASA space exploration. The wheeled silver tin and plastic battery operated rocket is attached by string to a white plastic Lunar Lander docking module.
The space craft moves forward on three wheels, the rear two providing power. The main space craft tows a secondary capsule behind it and whilst moving, reels in this attachment, this accompanied by suitable 'space rocket noise'. When full docking takes place electrical contacts are engaged and lights flash in the secondary craft. The rocket then releases the capsule on its lead, to trail behind some 8-10 inches and then continues as above, on a repeat routine.
Flashing lights, noise and rotating silver or light blue plastic antenna. The main rocket is 30cm long, the whole toy is 42cm.
Listed in the 1971 Azrak Hamway International catalog.
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DONALD ROCKET - ST ANNE, MARSEILLES - FRANCECartoon related space toy. Yellow tin friction rocket with Donald Duck riding hanging on to the back. He holds a steering wheel. Similar to the German Bub the Clown Atom Rocket but this is a French toy. 17cm
Imp & Cart. Saint Anne Marseille " imprint on one inner box flap..
Box contains 7" long tin litho rocket w/Donald Duck figure riding on top. Donald's body is tin litho while his head is hard plastic (w/painted features) and head is attached to rubber sleeve inside body. Donald wears die-cut cardboard shirt collar. Rocket has vinyl wheels and inner friction mechanism is visible on underside of rocket.
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DREAM JET MARS X-300 - MARUSAN - JAPANA yellow lithographed tin friction rocket plane. It is a cross between a rocket and a jet plane with rocket motors mounted on the wing tips. Dream is printed on one wing, and Jet on the other. Mars is printed on the sides. The cockpit is contains a molded red plastic spark cover. Friction action with noise and spark. 18cm Box? Confirmed in yellow and lime green versions.
This is a copy of the Pyro X-100 Space Scout though it carries a X-300 serial.
This is a litho variation of the Alps Space Scout X110.
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EMERGENCY SPACE ROCKET (SPACE FIRE) - YONE - JAPANA reworking of the popular SY/Yoneya Jumping Rocket design. This is a comical lithographed tin friction rocket with a vinyl fireman's head. FIRE DEPARTMENT ROCKET Red and blue with a FD badge on the front and on the tail fin. 15cm
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ESPACIAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ROCKET - VISPA - ARGENTINAComical lithographed tin friction rocket with a vinyl fireman's head. One version is white and blue (and probably intended to be police themed), the other is red and blue. Marked VISPA on the tail fin. These are direct copies of the Yone Fire Department Rocket which in turn are based on the Yone Jumping Rocket design. 15cm Box?
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EXPLORER ROCKET - MASUDAYA - JAPANA green, gold and red lithographed tin friction rocket. This is a smaller friction version of the battery operated Masudaya non-fall rocket range, though this does not have the non fall feature. Marked Explorer. Red tin pilot under a clear plastic windscreen.
Featured in the 1963 Masudaya catalog.
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F-1 54 ROCKET FUSEE NO 901 - SFA - FRANCEA three wheeled tin friction rocket with three fins. Spark windows at the rear. The rocket has very basic geometric line graphics. France. SFA F.I.54 Tin friction space ship with spark and noise. Marked Paris SFA Made in France. 1950s
Two versions are known:
Yellow and blue with a red tail fin
Red and cream with red fins.
F.I.54 FI54 F154 F.1.54
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FIRE BIRD 308 ROCKET - MASUDAYA - JAPANA large red and white tin friction space rocket, Rocket Racer style. A tin astronaut pilot head is mounted on top behind a tin and plastic windshield. Marked Fire Bird, 308 at the back. Box? Masudaya Rocket Racer design. Box?
There is also a litho version of this rocket marked Fire Bird 58.
Firebird
Image courtesy Smith House Auctions
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FIRE ROCKET X-0077 - YONEZAWA - JAPANThis is a unique rocket design from Yonewawa, a cross between a space rocket and jet plane. The box depicts a pilot sitting under a clear canopy but the toy reveals him perched high above the toy in the open air.
A blue lithographed in friction rocket with red detailing. 38cm long. The large fins resemble wings. Spark windows surround the rear exhaust. Circa 1960. Advances with siren and spark. The spring loaded nose piece launches the plastic astronaut into the air when the rocket bumps into something. This toy may have been inspired by the US X Planes.
Yonezawa Item No. 789 Date?
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FIRE WINGS - MARUSAN - JAPANTin lithographed cross between a rocket and a car. The four wheel orange and white friction vehicle has three tail fins and a pilot under a clear plastic canopy. Green plastic tail cover. Marked SAN. 21cm 1950s.
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FIREBIRD - METTOY - ENGLANDSilver lithographed tin friction space rocket. Litho window detailing. Jet plane swallow shape with swept back wings. RAF markings. Based on the Automatic Toy Co original design. Screaming action. England
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FIREBIRD 58 ROCKET - MASUDAYA - JAPANA metallic blue and red tin friction space rocket, Rocket Racer style. A tin astronaut pilot head is mounted on top behind a tin and plastic windshield. Marked Fire Bird, with the number 58 on the wing. Box? Masudaya Rocket Racer design. Box?
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FLASH GORDON ROCKET FIGHTER SHIP 5 - MARX - USARed tin wind up rocket with retro style litho. A reuse of the pre-war Buck Rogers Rocket Ship pressing. Officially licensed by King Features. Forward motion with sparks from the rear. Louis Marx USA
Note: In 1951 Marx had released its own in house version of the pre-war rocket. It was believed that the Rocket 5 was followed by the Flasg Gordon version, but newspaper references in late 1951 suggest that it appeared at the same time - or that it was planned at the same time. They released the rocket with "Flash Gordon" printed behind the pilot's head and on the wing.
Current earliest mention is in a November 1951 newspaper advertisement with a poor picture. It was widely on sale in late 1952.
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FLASH GORDON SPACE PORT - PYRO - USAThis is the Flash Gordon version of the brightly lithographed tin space port with a mechanism for ejecting a plastic Pyro X-300 Space Cruiser hard plastic rocket. The tinplate station and the X-300 rocket have the additional wording "Flash Gordon"
The standard version was on sale in December 1952. Box?
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FLYING BOAT 7 ROCKET - CHINATin friction rocket with pilot head behind windshield. Older box has a 5 on the rocket. Later issued as Great Flying Boat. China MF-742 Boat is the translation of ship, as in space ship.
Masudaya Rocket Racer design.
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FLYING BOAT MS187 - MAKER? - CHINAA small (4" 6cm) tin and plastic Flying Boat spaceship. Litho tin upper with a blue plastic base. Clear canopy containing vinyl astronaut head. Two plastic fins set at an angle.
Pull back action tin litho Space Saucer Flying Boat MS 187. General whole exterior in good condition. Original box size about 4.4" x 3.4" 1970s
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FRICTION EXPLORER WITH SIREN - HONG KONGA small plastic space rocket with three fins. This is based on the Masudaya non-fall spaceship. A red plastic astronaut pilot sits in a forward cockpit with clear plastic cover. Small rotating black plastic antenna. No markings on the toy. Friction action with rotating antenna and siren noise. 1960s
Comes in several color combinations.
Yellow with red and green fins
HP No 609
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FRICTION ROCKET SHIP SV-3 - LINEMAR - JAPANTinplate rocket with a an airplane shape. Silver with red, blue and yellow trim Two side wings and a large tail fin. Marked SV-3. Box only. Friction action. Box marked J-2437 1950s. Date?
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FRICTION ROCKET WITH SPARKS X-059 - LINEMAR - JAPANLithographed silver and blue tinplate rocket. The rocket is perched on top of a large friction wheel assembly with a stabilising fin in place of the more usual tail wheel. The rocket has small blue side wings and a plane like tail assembly. The nose has a long rubber tip. There are small spark windows at the back. Friction action with sparks.
The box depicts the rocket without friction its mechanism. Date?
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FRICTION SPACE ROCKET No 7 - SY/YONEYA - JAPANThis is a comical space toy from Yoneya. A silvertin robot sits astride a Tin friction rocket with robot astride a blue and red tin rocket. The rocket has a large red nose structure marked SPACE ROCKET and has a friction mechanism attached to the base, with a small tail wheel. The robot has loose flat arms. Marked No 7 and Rocket 7. 15cm. This is a reworking of the Jumping Robot pressing. SY logo.
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FRIENDSHIP ROCKET #7 - MASUDAYA - JAPANThis is a slight variation of the blue version of the Atom Rocket 7 with a name change and a new box art. One of Masudaya's tin battery operated space ships with a non-fall action. An astronaut pilot sits inside a cockpit with a clear plastic cover. Rear tail fin and two red conical engines on the side. A metal rocker in the base detects edges and alters the direction of the rocket. On the side is an unusual indication of speed: 17,600 MPH.
The box carries Mego Corp wording.
Distinctive Features:
Light blue and dark blue with red detailing.
Large rotating plastic antenna.
Marked Friendship Rocket = 7
Triangular tailfin.
This version Has a single teardrop shaped red light on each side.
Spaceship design on tailfin.
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G-MAN PURSUIT ROCKET SHIP - AUTOMATIC TOY CO - USASimple orange tin friction space vehicle with blue and yellow detailing. Pull back and release. Two wheels, the tail trails on the ground. "To Wind Draw Backwards". USA Tear shape. Automatic Toy Co. of Staten Island, New York. Also sold with "Transcontinental Rocket Ship No 1" and "Oceanic Rocket" litho variations. Probably sold loose as a bin toy.
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GIMINI-1 SPACE ROCKET - MASUDAYA - JAPANThe misprint has made its way onto this interesting rocket and box. It should, of course, be Gemini. Unusually this rocket has a realistic shape: a long tube with five red tailfins and a litho nose cone with a Gemini capsule litho. There's a large rubber plug at the end for safety. A rectangular red plastic window has been added to the rocket to show off the spark action. Blue and white rings of color with red detailing. 33cm.
Gimini US Airforce Rocket - a wheeled tin friction drive with sparking action and siren.
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HIGH SPEED ROCKET THE MOON ZX-8 - MARUSAN - JAPANThis is an early, iconic space rocket with classic lines. A red and white lithographed tin rocket with silver abd blue trim. Three red tail fins that extend well behind the exhaust. Porthole detailing. Marked THE MOON ZX-8 in a blue strip running the length of the rocket. Collectors often refer to this as the "High Speed Rocket".
The rocket has an unusual propulsion method: there is a string with a hook in the end. The rocket can be suspended and pulled down to allow it to climb back up.
The box art shows the colorful rocket with the wording Rocket Go Into Space. SAN
This is the same pressing as the Marusan UNIVERSAL ROCKET, THE MOON X-1 and ROCKET METEOR.
ZX8
Image courtesy Smith House Auctions
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INTERPLANET CRUISER SPACE CRUISER X-500 - ALPS - JAPANTin friction rocket based on Pyro plastic original.Large tin friction spaceship with wings and tailfin. Spark action and sound. A litho variation of the Alps X-500 Interplanet Spaceship. Space Cruiser. 1950s. Date?
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INTERPLANET CRUISER SPACE CRUISER X-500 - ALPS - JAPANLarge tin friction spaceship with wings and tailfin. Spark action and sound. A litho variation of the Alps X-300 Interplanet Spaceship. Space Cruiser. 1950s. Box? Date?
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INTERPLANETARY ROCKET - YONEZAWA - JAPANAn elaborately lithographed tinplate and plastic battery operated rocket. The silver rocket has a small red nose cone and a large yellow plastic rocket motor assembly at the rear that rotates. The rocket has a bump and go action the stops. The rocket rises up and the nose assembly opens to reveal the Apollo capsule. This was an effective attempt to reflect in toy form some of the complexity of the Apollo moon landing program.
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INTERPLANETARY SPACE ROCKET TP-299 - TOMY -JAPANA large plastic space rocket. White body, blue nose assembly, red lower fins. Battery operated. The rocket moves on small wheels. Flashing engine light and noise. Decal Ranger marking. The nose assembly ejects and a parachute is deployed.
The rocket is the same design as the one in the Sears Turnpike Line Rocket Base gantry.
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