SPACEMAN aka PORTHOLE ROBOT - LINEMAR - JAPAN

Red lithographed tin battery operated remote control astronaut. The astronaut looks very much like a deep-sea diver with the white domed head that encloses most of the head, except for a small visor. The dome has a light mounted on the top. There is a tin rifle in the right hand There is some delightful litho detailing of a pistol and a wrench on the front of the robot.

This astronaut is clearly based on the early Nomura astronaut body, with the long thin legs and distinctive feet. Power is provided from a blue tin battery remote control unit with a single button.

Featured in the Aldens & Spiegel catalog for 1957