Joe K. Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Might anyone know the origin of this robot mascot figure? The BIN listing describes it as "Vintage Retro ATOMIC Robot Beer Bar Glass/Westinghouse", but that doesn't pass a Google search test and the "W" is not the traditional Westinghouse logo. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Retro-ATOMIC-Robot-Beer-Bar-Glasses-Gold-Trim-Westinghouse/193050572411?hash=item2cf2b5f67b:g:W68AAOSw1YRcxhS3:sc:USPSPriority!17522!US!-1 The coffee cup appears to show the same character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Joe, the insignia on the frosted glass version almost resembles the old Volkswagen logo...but that wouldn’t make sense. Also, why is it holding a set of weight scales? I can’t see what is depicted on the scale clearly, but on the left it seems to be a stack of coins, and the other one appears to have a pot marked “gold”. Perhaps the company produced monetary scales, or represents a bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe K. Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 I thought the word on the right was "good" something, not "gold" something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golddalek Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 could be some Chinese company using a knock off logo. I purchased I.C.'s from China from a company which had a GE look-a-like logo. They do that. But it's weird the robot has a VW logo on first image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fineas J. Whoopie Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Very interesting. I'm dying to know the answer but I've hit my usual 12 minute google wall. Let me know if you guys figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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