Great vintage 1950s deluxe animated battery motor operated Santa rotating on globe with blinking stars. please note that I was not able to get the animation to work. The original box is included. However the box has condition issues. The Santa has great original color. There is a dance on one side of the base. Still spins on globe manually .

This is a "MADE IN JAPAN" toy listed in Don Hultzman's book, COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO BATTERY TOYS, copyrigh t 2002, second edition. It is listed on page 18. It is a 1950's era toy made by the H.T.C. Co. It has a rarity of 5 on a scale to 10 being the rarest, and a value of $600.00 in C-10 condition.