vavavroom
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When I was about 5 I had a few Japanese tin toys (stamped sheet steel) that were made by Bandai and Taiyo. I had to look that up. They were mostly vehicles with friction motors and the tanks had a sparking mechanism using a cigarette lighter flint. I also had a wind-up robot that made a lot of noise and that was also sparking. Imagine that today! I remember playing a lot with those toys outside and they got rusty. I'm pretty sure Dad got rid of them when he saw a considerable tetanus risk to me and my friends. I don't have any of those toys any longer.
I have one small friction-powered "Future Car" that I gave to my son when he was maybe 5 or 6 years old. This one:
I found the pictures below online and they show some of the tin toys I had.
Probably my favorite
Just like Grandpa's car other than the color!
Had to go to war for sure. My tank looked similar but had the sparking machine gun as you pushed the tank along.
The wind-up robot was awesome. Sparks came flying out its chest while it was shuffling screechingly along. I'll have to go see if I can find one in good condition. It will look good on my desk!
I have one small friction-powered "Future Car" that I gave to my son when he was maybe 5 or 6 years old. This one:
I found the pictures below online and they show some of the tin toys I had.
Probably my favorite
Just like Grandpa's car other than the color!
Had to go to war for sure. My tank looked similar but had the sparking machine gun as you pushed the tank along.
The wind-up robot was awesome. Sparks came flying out its chest while it was shuffling screechingly along. I'll have to go see if I can find one in good condition. It will look good on my desk!