FRICTION POWERED WALKING ASTRONAUT - DAIYA FOR AHI - JAPAN

Metallic blue lithographed tinplate astronaut. A boxy robot with litho detailing of oxygen tanks on the front and back. Astronaut wording prominent on the chest. Crank operated astronaut advances with walking motion. white helmet. Grey plastic arms. Window box marked Azrak Hamway International, though the robot is marked Daiya on the back. See the Laser 008 version. The wind up Astro Captain version currently dates to 1969. This is earlier, appearing in newspaper ads in August 1968.