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Lot 2875

KT (Japan) rare Pre-war Liliput tinplate Robot - this toy is generally acknowledged as being the...

Lot 2875

KT (Japan) rare Pre-war Liliput tinplate Robot - this toy is generally acknowledged as being the...

Estimate: £180 - £240

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Lot 2875

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KT (Japan) rare Pre-war Liliput tinplate Robot - this toy is generally acknowledged as being the first tinplate Robot produced, from the late 1930s early 1940s period, yellow, clockwork with permanent key, lacks lower arms and hands, missing small nose section, but includes detailed tinprinting and black feet - still a Fair item for display, one of very few surviving original examples, 15cm high.

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