Fairly Rare Silver Version GEAR ROBOT WITH AUTOMATIC 2 SPEED CONTROL - HORIKAWA - JAPAN Boxed

The Video shows it in Fast Mode

Works, & the Left Hand side Bulb Does not come on ,His Right arm Moves Now & Again

Silver tin battery operated robot with speed control knob on the head. 11 inches tall. Lithographed chest panel with a clear plastic cover. Five plastic gears rotate in the chest in a domino patter: usually three green and two pink. Moving shoulder rod antennas with red knobs on the end. The robot has a prominent red plastic speed control on the head; it has three positions, slow, fast and off. The chest retains the notch for the plastic rocker switch of the Machine Robot, a related design. It is covered with a metal blanking plate. 11" 28cm.

Two chest litho variations are known, though the difference are not obvious. The earlier one (right) has lights set into the chest that are not emphasised. The later version (left) has substantial litographed rings around them.

First sighted 1964 in Marshall Field Christmas catalog. Newspaper adverts show this on sale in November 1964.

Box in Pretty Good condition No Repairs ,It has Wear and a Few Small Tears Around it ,Car in Great Clean Condition ,No rust spots it has a Scratch on the Bonnet