SPACEMAN ROBOT - AN NAITO SHOTEN - JAPAN

Blue lithographed tin wind up astronaut with gun. This is one of several versions based on the Naito Shoten pressing. AN - one of a group of early tinplate astronaut robots. Tin lithographed wind up astronaut robot. Marked TET (possibly the distributor) on the side. Carries a rifle in his right hand. The gun has Space Patrol printed on the stock. B-17 is printed on the left shoulder.

The metallic blue robot has a camera printed on the chest along with a rope, wrench and flashlight. Coiled spring antenna on the white dome head. Backpack with dimples. The camera and B-17 link this directly to the B-17 South Pole Skiing Robot.

Naito Shoten connection. The leg pressings are identical to those used in early Nomura robots.