1971 - Fire Robot By Horikawa

[Joe K.]

http://www.toyzine.com/magazine/articles/toycat01.htm

 

Both these robots, Mr Hustler and the Fire Robot,  have already been documented on the Timeline, but this article by John Graham is new. Take a look...

[Joe K.]

Here's a color photo of Fire Robot posted in this thread by SH MIKE:

http://danefield.com/alpha/forums/index.ph...=0&gopid=45978&

[Joe K.]

Depicted in this Horikawa Toy '71 catalog:

Super Space Giant (silver color variation) - Catalog #1030 - previously dated to 1969 in a Higbee's catalog.

Mr. Hustler - Catalog #1035 - previously dated to 1970 based on the Japanese Emperor date found on the factory sample. I would say that the toy was conceived/made in 1970 but not actually distributed/sold until 1971. It is marked "NEW" in this Horikawa catalog.

Fire Robot - Catalog #1038 - Also listed as "NEW" in catalog. Never put into mass production; prototype only.

New Space Explorer - Catalog #1029 - Listed as "NEW" in catalog - previously sighted in both a 1971 F.J. Strauss (Straco) Toys catalog and a 1971-72 Victory Merchandise Co. catalog.

TV Robot - Catalog #1002 - This robot looks like the Radar Scope Space Scout but is slightly different. I couldn't find this exact toy in any of my reference materials. Does anyone have this "TV Robot" and its box in their collection? Photo please?

Gear Robot - Catalog #1000 - See Future Toys, page 34, item #17. This is a new Timeline addition!

Roto-Robot - Catalog #1012 - previously dated to 1969 in a Lewis Galoob toy catalog.

Mr. Zerox - Catalog #1020 - previously sighted in a 1972 Horikawa Toy catalog. This moves the date back one year.

Super Astronaut (Rotate-O-Matic) - Catalog #1007 - previously dated to 1972 in a Lewis Galoob Toy catalog. This sighting moves the Timeline date back one year.

(New) Fighting Robot - Catalog #1040 - Listed as "NEW" in this Horikawa catalog - previously spotted in a 1971-72 Victory Merchandise Co. catalog. It can be found in Kitahara's Tin Toy Dreams, page 28, item #42 where it is mis-identified as "Thunder Robot". The box for this toy is marked: New Fighting Robot.

Space Fighter (brown color variation) - Catalog #1034 - Listed as "NEW" in the catalog. It has been previously spotted in both a 1971 Montgomery Wards Christmas catalog and a 1971-72 Victory Merchandise Co. catalog.

Engine Robot - Catalog #1001 - previously dated to 1972 in an F.J. Strauss (Straco) Co. Toys catalog. This sighting moves the date back one year.

Attacking Martian - Is this the green plastic chest door or tin medallion chest door version? What does the description say? SH MIKE, can you enlarge the description section? The green plastic version dates all the way back to 1966. The tin medallion version is Timeline dated to 1971 as found in an Alden's Catalog.

Space Gun - Catalog #1037 - Listed as "NEW" in the catalog - See the Special Auction Services (Paul Lips) catalog, page 74, item #699. Photo of box, anyone?

Atomic Rifle - Catalog #???? - Couldn't quite make out the catalog number and couldn't find this weapon in any of my other books or catalogs.

Rocket XB-115 - Catalog #1011 - See Morita, page 145. The box, like the catalog, identifies this toy as Rocket XB-115. The toy itself is marked Apollo-1000.