V-17 SPACE TANK - N IN CIRCLE, NIPPON KOGEI - JAPAN

Small tin friction space tank with lithoed tin dome showing picture of pilot. Large metal dish antenna. 10cm. Two antenna types are known , one with a cut out shape, the other with a solid black background.

There is a boxed version with an N in a circle logo (Nippon Kogei). The tank was also sold in a plastic bag with a header card marked Texas Toys 39c. Header card marked "Crow Wholesale Distributing Company, Kilgore"