HIGH-WHEEL ROBOT, 6 GEAR VERSION - YOSHIYA - JAPAN

Black tin wind up robot. Walks with spark in chest. Six visible turning plastic gears. Plastic hands. The legs and hands are the same as used on the Planet Robot.

This 6 gear, wind up, black color variation of this robot was produced by Yoshiya and released in 1964 (as sighted in a 1964 Marshall Field & Company Christmas Catalog). The same gear configuration was used for the battery op version. 23cm. See also the four gear version of this robot.

Widely advertised in late 1964.