FRICTION SPACE TANK - ICHIMURA LUCKY TOY - JAPAN

Small (10cm) silver and red lithographed tin friction tank. Red tin astronaut driver under a clear bubble dome. Two fins at the back. White plastic spark window. Indian head logo. Marked Space Patrol on the sides. The boxed version of this tank appears to have been released in a box with artwork designed for other Ichimura tanks.

Other packaging variations include a plastic bag with a generic Lucky Toy header card, a double pack with the a second space tank and as part of a three tank set in a box featuring three tanks.

Featured in the 1964 Ichimura catalog, item #20171.