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RARE YONEZAWA / CRAGSTAN – MOON EXPLORER M-27 – JAPAN, 1963
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RARE YONEZAWA / CRAGSTAN – MOON EXPLORER M-27 – JAPAN, 1963
See original version (French)
Estimate 400 € - 600 €
Voluntary lot
Description
RARE YONEZAWA / CRAGSTAN – MOON EXPLORER M-27 – JAPAN, 1963
Remote-controlled space toy made from lithographed sheet metal, model M-27 ‘Moon Explorer’, manufactured in Japan by Yonezawa and distributed by Cragstan, circa 1963.
Lunar exploration vehicle with red, white and silver decoration, bearing the NASA and US Air Force emblems as well as the inscription ‘M-27’.
The model features the typical characteristics of the Moon Explorer M-27:
A cylindrical body made of lithographed sheet metal, two transparent domes at either end and a cockpit with an astronaut
On the roof, a plastic radar antenna on the upper section.
Stands on four spring-loaded articulated legs
Side hatch for the astronaut-cameraman
Blue, rocket-shaped wired controller connected to the toy.
Dimensions: approx. 21 x 21 x 13 cm.
In good used condition, in working order
The Air and Space Museum holds an example of this model and identifies it specifically as ‘Moon Explorer M-27 remote-controlled toy – Yonezawa/Cragstan Toys – Japan, 1963’.
The museum also notes that the model appeared in the Montgomery Ward Christmas catalogue of 1963.
See original version (French)
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