 Last additions - Space Capsules |
ANIMAL SATELLITE MS-7 - YONEZAWATin friction satellite Sputnik. Comic version of the MAN MADE SPACE SATELLITE S-2 featuring a bear (or dog?) emerging from a trapdoor in the Sputnik. Animal lithography. 1950s. Box? Name?Nov 11, 2011
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WALKING LUNAR MODULECheaply constructed tin and plastic Apollo lunar module. Walks on two pairs of moving legs. Maker?Oct 09, 2011
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NEW SPACE CAPSULE - STEERING WHEEL VERSION - HORIKAWATin battery op capsule based on standard New Space Capsule pressing but with doors that hinge from one corner only. Pilot sits at a steering wheel. No guns. Blue tin litho with orange astronaut; clear plastic rotating nose assembly. Mystery action, opening and closing door hatches. SH Japan Sep 19, 2011
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FRIENDSHIP 7 CAPSULE - KEIICHI?Tin friction capsule. Clear plastic window revealing a lithographed pilot. Keiiji, Japan? Details? Box?Sep 15, 2011
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SPACE CAPSULE - SILVER VERSION - HORIKAWATin battery op space capsule with mystery action, opening doors and pilot rising with illuminated screen. No guns here - possibly missing. Red rotating clear plastic nose. Red porthole windows. United States wording. Plain silver version of the New Space Capsule. Box? Name? Sep 05, 2011
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EARTH SATELLITE - ALPSA lightweight sputnik like satellite with a propellor is made to fly by the battery operated remote control. Two batteries and a motor in a lithographed case provide the drive. Compare this with the two versions of the similar Man in Space also by Alps. No firm date yet.Apr 10, 2011
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NEW SPACE CAPSULE - RED VERSION - HORIKAWARed tin battery op space capsule with bump and go mystery action. Doors open and pilot emerges firing guns. Short spring antennas. Orange rotating plastic nose. Red porthole windows. Number 7.Sep 25, 2009
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REMOTE CONTROL SPACE CAPSULE - PHIX - HONG KONGPlastic battery op remote control space capsule with front and rear flashing lights. 16cmAug 05, 2009
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MOON ORBITER APOLLO SPACE CAPSULE - YONELater tin and vinyl wind up space capsule with vinyl orbiting spaceman. Window box. Aug 05, 2009
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CAPSULE GEMINI - AHIAstronaut in orbital flight. Blue tin friction Gemini capsule with orbiting astronaut on wire. Asahi.Jul 24, 2009
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WIND UP CAPSULE - MINI CAPSULE - MASUYA? MASUDAYA?Small wind up tin space capsule with vinyl pilot head. Non fall action. Same pressing as the Masudaya Mini Apollo capsule. Window box.Jul 24, 2009
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FRI|CTION CAPSULE WITH FLOATING ASTRONAUT - KANTOTin friction Gemini capsule with orbiting cadet astronaut. Triangular box.
Image courtesy Smith House Auctions.Jul 14, 2009
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CRAGSTAN SPACE CAPSULE - NGS - JAPANBack-to-front improbable design tin battery op bump and go space capsule Friend Ship / Friendship. US Army. "Cockpit, afterburner lights smoke and mystery action" The capsule has a dome at the back containing a yellow tin astronaut sitting at a console with a red flashing light. A lighted red plastic engine has been placed at the other end. The capsule has a bump and go action with two rotating wheels and two fixed wheels.
Apr 21, 2009
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SUPER SPACE CAPSULE - HORIKAWA 1969Tin battery op capsule. Stop and go action. Capsule rotates. Doors open to reveal astronaut. It first appears in the Advance Stores Toys & Gifts Catalog for 1969. There is a similar version called Super Space Apollo Capsule.
Dec 18, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE - VERSION 2 - HORIKAWATin battery op capsule on distinctive protruding wheels. Bump and go action with orbiting astronaut. This is the less common version with two grey plastic astronauts, one inside and one orbiting on a wire. There is a version with yellow plastic astronauts.Dec 17, 2008
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NEW SPACE CAPSULE ? - SPACE CAPSULE VERSION - HORIKAWA 1968Green tin battery op space capsule with bump and go mystery action. Doors open and pilot emerges firing guns. Short spring antennas. Green litho. Uses the same pressing as the Space Capsule non-door toy. Orange rotating plastic nose. Green porthole windows.
This version of the capsule appears in the 1968 Lewis Galoob catalog. Box? Name?Dec 17, 2008
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NEW SPACE CAPSULE - HORIKAWATin battery op space capsule with bump and go mystery action. Doors open and pilot emerges firing guns. Short spring antennas. Uses the same pressing as the Space Capsule non-door toy. Orange rotating plastic nose. Green porthole windows.
A version of this capsule (with slightly different litho) appears in the 1968 Lewis Galoob catalog.Dec 17, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE WITH FLOATING ASTRONAUT - MASUDAYATin and plastic battery op Apollo capsule command module. Bump and go mystery action with flashing lights and floating styrofoam astronaut.Dec 17, 2008
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SPACECRAFT APOLLO - ALPSTin and plastic battery op Apollo capsule command module. Bump and go mystery action with rotating antenna.Dec 17, 2008
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APOLLO SPACECRAFT - MASUDAYA 1970Tin battery op Apollo capsule. Bump and go mystery action with flashing lights and rotating astronaut on wire. The Apollo Spacecraft #3784 is described as new in the 1970 Masudaya catalog.Dec 17, 2008
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LUNAR MODULE - MAKER?Plastic battery op lunar lander with bump and go action. A ladder comes out of one of the hatches of the module, an astronaut steps out. The subject suggests a 1969 date. Noise and flashing lights. Compare with the DSK version. This version has a M.I. Japan sticker over the manufacturer's markNov 15, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE - GREEN VERSION - HORIKAWATin battery op sapce capsule. Long spring antennas. Bump and go action with smoke. Astronaut visible under a clear canopy. Wording on side and other litho differences. (This differs from the New Space Capsule in that it does not have opening doors.) Oct 31, 2008
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Spacil Space Capsule - SanyoPlastic Resembling the Mercury space capsule, this 5" tall pencil sharpener has green and red lights around the cone that glow (each in succession for a "spinning" light effect) when the unit is in operation.
The base comes off to reveal prongs that plug into a standard 110v outlet for recharging the built-in battery. The capsule fits onto the box for display.Jul 13, 2011
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MARVELOUS MOON MAN - YONE?Plastic wind up Apollo space capsule with oversize astronaut astride.Oct 16, 2008
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MECHANICAL TURN ACTION MOON CAPSULE - KANTOMechanical turn action. Tin wind up Gemini capsule with vinyl pilot head. When wound, a cam touches the ground to alter the direction of travel. Box marked 1272Oct 14, 2008
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CAPSULE 5 - BLUE VERSION - MASUDAYATin battery op Circa 1960's. Blue litho'd version advances with mystery action, flashing lights and a beeping noise as the astronaut pilot moves back and forth. The grey color of the capsule on the box art is specific to this blue capsule. See also the white Space Capsule 5 version.Oct 14, 2008
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MAN MADE SATELLITE S-2 - HOKUDetailOct 09, 2008
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GEMINI SPACE CAPSULE - LONE STAROct 07, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE GEMINI - HORIKAWARed lithographed tinplate friction Gemini space capsule with two pilots under a clear plastic window. Two antennas. "Rocket Engine with Spark and Noise". The box depicts a capsule with long antennas but a version with much shorter antennas is known. SHOct 05, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE - VERSION 1 - HORIKAWATin battery op capsule on distinctive protruding wheels. Bump and go action with orbiting astronaut. This is the more common version with two yellow plastic astronauts, one inside and one orbiting on a wire. There is a version with grey rubber astronauts.Oct 01, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE FRIENDSHIP 7 HORIKAWATin friction capsule with hook attachment at front. Tin astronaut, two clear plastic windows. Moves forward with s parks in the tail section. "Rocket engine with spark and noise".Sep 15, 2011
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MAN MADE SPACE SATELLITE S-2 - YONEZAWATin friction Sputnik. Yonezawa. Advances with siren. Four spring antennas. Ace Import Co.Sep 30, 2008
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FAITH CAPSULE - YOSHI - JAPAN 1963A simple small tin lithographed friction capsule with the wording USA FAITH 7. The makers mark is printed on the capsule. The graphics have an unusually naive appearance. The astronaut's suit seems to be held together with laces. Box? 9cms x 7cms. Y in Diamond logo
Faith 7 was the last of the Mercury capsules and was piloted by L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. for 22 orbits of the Earth in 1963.Sep 28, 2008
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MINI APOLLO - MASUDAYASimple tin friction capsule with vinyl pilot head. Same pressing as the Mini Capsule. Window box.Sep 27, 2008
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CAPSULE 5 - MASUDAYATin battery op bump and go capsule with lights.Sep 23, 2011
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CRAGSTAN SPACE CAPSULE - ICHIMURA / S&E - JAPANBlue lithographed tin friction space capsule. Pilot under a blue plastic window. Red plastic spark protrusion at the rear. Marked Friendship 7, United States. Friction action with spark and noise. Shaped box. Red and white chequered pattern. Indian Head Logo
Also shown is the Cragstan box variation which carries the S&E logo. This would suggest that S&E are the importers.Sep 27, 2008
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SPACE CAPSULE - BLUE VERSION - HORIKAWATin battery op capsule. Pilot visible beneath a clear plastic window. Long spring antennas. Blue version with several litho differences from the green version. See also the New Space Capsule that uses the same pressing.Sep 27, 2008
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CAPSULE MERCURY - VERSION 1 - HORIKAWATin friction capsule with hook. Friend Ship Friendship. This version has a yellow capsule in portrait-format box art with a more detailed picture.Sep 27, 2008
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MOON TRAVELER APOLLO-Z - NOMURATin and plastic space capsule with bump and go action. English and Japanese box versions.Sep 26, 2008
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CAPSULE 7 - MASUDAYATin battery op space capsuleSep 26, 2008
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LUNAR CAPTAIN - NOMURATin and plastic battery op. Tin Apollo capsule and plastic lunar lander. The toy moves along the floor with blinking lights and sounds. The vehicle stops and rises, the Apollo capsule disengages and begins to turn. After several rotations the capsule docks with base and it resumes movement.Sep 25, 2008
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CAPSULE MERCURY - VERSION 1 - HORIKAWATin friction capsule. Yellow. Friendship wording with hook attachment at front. "Astronaut in orbital flight". This version has a yellow capsule in portrait-format box art with a more detailed picture.Sep 24, 2008
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CAPSULA SPACIAL - JYESA SPAINTin battery op capsule with opening doors. White plastic pilot. Similar to Horikawa New Space Capsule. Ahora Viaja con Nosotros a la Luna JYE. Color variations - two shownOct 21, 2011
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UNITED STATES APOLLO CAPSULE - TTLight blue tin litho friction space capsule. Window detail printed on the capsule. Sold in trade boxes of 12. T.T. Co TAKATOKU ApolloSep 21, 2008
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CAPSULE MERCURY - VERSION 2 - HORIKAWATin friction capsule with sparks and sound. Astronaut in orbital flight. Hook. This version has a red capsule in landscape-format box art with a plainer picture.Sep 18, 2008
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CAPSULE MERCURY - VERSION 2 - HORIKAWATin friction capsule with sparks and sound. Astronaut in orbital flight. Hook. This version has a red capsule in landscape-format box art with a plainer picture.Sep 18, 2008
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CAPSULE 6 - MASUDAYACylindrical tin battery op space capsule with non stop mystery action, rotating red nose cone engine light, and a whistling space sound. Green astronaut under a clear window Takes three batteries. No 3246Sep 13, 2008
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CAPSULE 5 - SPACE CAPSULE 5 VERSION - MASUDAYATin battery op Circa 1960's. Space Capsule 5 wording on the side of the toy. Advances with mystery action, flashing lights and a beeping noise as the astronaut pilot moves back and forth. Blue and white. The box reflects the capsule color.Sep 10, 2008
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APOLLO LUNAR MODULE - DSKTin and plastic battery op Circa 1969. Advances with mystery action and flashing lights as the antenna spins. Stops and a door opens revealing an astronaut. A smaller and simpler version of the earlier DSK Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module. The astronaut is a flat representation.Sep 10, 2008
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SPACE REFUEL STATION - WacoTin battery op Circa 1960's. Advances with mystery action as the antenna spins and lights flash. Stops, raises itself from the surface and rotates as it makes a space sound. Based on Revel plastic kit circa 1959
Sep 10, 2008
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