MACHINE ROBOT - AKA TURN SIGNAL ROBOT - HORIKAWA - JAPAN
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MACHINE ROBOT - AKA TURN SIGNAL ROBOT - HORIKAWA - JAPANLarge brown tin battery operated robot with eight visible gears. Robot walks, arms swing, gears turn and direction indicator lights in the chest flash. The white head dome also lights. Shoulder antennas. Gear robot head. The nickname derives from the direction indicator lights set behind metal arrow pointers in the chest.
The first appearance is in the 1963-4 Schwarz Encyclopedia of Toys where it is described as a Frankonia Gear Robot. Certainly on sale in December 1963.
Some catalogs show a version with a bubble dome instead of the usual cone shape: no robot has been found with this detail. 29cm. A number of gear combination have been identified, three of which are pictured.