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Rare 1962 Tin Robot KO Yoshiya Japan Chief Robotman ( Grey Skirt)-WORKS! w/ Box

$ 997.92

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Year: 1962
  • Age Level: 17 Years & Up

    Description

    Rare 1962 Tin Robot KO Yoshiya Chief Robotman (Grey Skirt)-WORKS! w/ Box. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
    CHIEF ROBOTMAN - YOSHIYA - JAPAN
    Tin battery operated robot. Advances with bump and go mystery action as his head turns, dome lights up and antennas spin. KO skirt.
    This robot appeared in two color versions: grey and light blue. In addition the arms are usually tin, but plastic arm versions exist. The fact that it had a long production run may account for the variations, particularly the introduction of the plastic arms. The metallic blue version of the Chief Robot Man can't automatically be called a Radical Robot, though sellers like the added rarity of the name.
    The first sighting of the robot is in Alden's; Lazarus and Newberry’s catalog for 1962. This confirms that it is the first of the Yoshiya family of skirted robots. It has been reproduced. The fins on the bellybutton of an original run from top to bottom. On the repro version they run from side to side.
    11 7/8” Tall. Grey skirted. Sold as is. Extremely collectible. Small scuffs to paint on skirt and bottom. Battery compartment clean. Nice Box. Please see pictures.
    Tin Robot
    Chief Robot Man
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