ROBOT - aka DIRECTIONAL ROBOT, BLUE VERSION - YONEZAWA - JAPAN

Metallic blue tin battery operated robot. Advances with bump n' go action and lighted eyes and dome light. skirt

The blue version: close-together tabs on the skirt, shoulder pressing details, black base. This version is featured in the F A O Schwarz Christmas Catalog for 1957, and features in newspaper ads in October 1957.