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Another unknown Japanese autogyro toy...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:12 pm
by 24C
Got this one in a Bonhams lot sale:





All tin, windup, really pretty insect, here is its size compared to the Tootsietoy Pitcairn and the A.R. "autogire" :



Any ideas about manufacturer?

Re: Another unknown Japanese autogyro toy...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 2:13 pm
by 24C
This is what it looks like underneath, with its complex windup mechanism, that powers rotor and wheels:


Re: Another unknown Japanese autogyro toy...

PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:06 am
by hovermd
If you look carefully on the bottom of the rotor blades, it is marked "Made in Occupied Japan."

The original box is plain cardboard and similarly marked "Made in Occupied Japan."

I have a toy catalog from 1948 that features this toy. But, there's no manufacturer name listed on the ad.

There is a second, slightly smaller "snub-nosed" version of the toy as well.

Here's a link to a different MAC post featuring this version:

viewtopic.php?f=32&t=863&p=3827&hilit=occupied#p3827

Like you, I would love to hear who made these toys!