Tomy Japan 100th Anniversary, manufacturers of the first tin skirted robot

[Eagle]

Tomy is still nailing it.  All 23 pounds. I hope to see them expand ventures like the Enterprise. My aircraft/Tank collection surpassed the Robot collection long ago. Not intentional I just seem to gravitate to toys with more of a realistic or historic foundation.

[Roboto]

Great information!!

[astrogonza]

Love the story.

[plasticaugie]

Allow me to twist the blade, lol.

 

Did you know that that the Robot car was made by Tomy? I think it is also known as Robot Bride and Groom car. 

 

A lot of Japanese accounts follow me on Instagram, the guy who posted these pics said he was sharing what he exhibited at the Shibuya art museum. He is also unaware that E.T is Eiichiro Tomiyma.

 

 

[plasticaugie]

Here is my source for the E.T. logo being Tomiyama, its a French language site. It also has examples of C.K and Nomura toys actually being Tomy products.

 

https://www.jouetsanciens.fr/tomiyama/

 

[Lunik]

Thanks again, Plastic. 

Very informative history of toy brands on that French site.

 

Wonder if some day also for K.T (Robot Lilliput) we‘ll know a confirmed identity. 

[plasticaugie]

3 hours ago, Lunik said:

Wonder if some day also for K.T (Robot Lilliput) we‘ll know a confirmed identity. 

 

 

The mention of Kuromochi with Tomy was very interesting. I think a lot of the info in that site may come from this book about tin airplanes.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Avions-jouets-1945-nos-jours/dp/2951648626https://www.amazon.com/Avions-jouets-1945-nos-jours/dp/2951648626

[plasticaugie]

The collector who has the boxed Robot car was on a TV show in Japan with Kittihara, he asked him if he had any info on ET and the car. Kittihara thought it may be Marue toys. 

 

Maybe he meant Marusan? The same collector has a Taxi cab that is the same body as the robot car made by ET and a police car that is very close to them however it is marked  Marusan.