ROBOT (POWDER ROBOT) - LINEMAR 1958 - JAPAN

Tin battery up robot. First seen in Eaton's catalog 1958. Advances with swinging arms, lighted eyes and lantern as he blows "smoke" from his mouth. Talcum powder is used to make the smoke. This is essentially a litho variation of the Lantern Robot, so the collectors have found an alternative nickname. The smoke is talc - hence the Powder Robot. The box is identical to that of the Lantern Robot and it is sometimes referred to as the Red/Grey Lantern robot or the "smiling" version.