SPACE ROCKET FRIEND SHIP 7 - YONEZAWA - JAPAN

Silver lithographed tinplate friction rocket with a distinctive red and white checker pattern around the body. The rocket has a plane style raised canopy with pilot detailing. Three red fins and a spark window on the top. Rubber nose tip. Friction action with noise and spark. Marked Friend Ship 7. Friendship 7 was the Mercury spacecraft that first orbited the Earth in 1962. Date? 12" 30cm.