Details
A Masudaya 'Machine Man' Robot
the rarest member of the 'gang of five' robot series, battery operated red lithographed tinplate with blue, pale blue and silver details, on/off switch to front of chest, green translucent plastic eyes and mouth panel and amber translucent plastic convex ear panels --15in (38cm) late 1950s (VG-E, very minor scuffing, clip to battery box door missing)
See Colour Plate 4
the rarest member of the 'gang of five' robot series, battery operated red lithographed tinplate with blue, pale blue and silver details, on/off switch to front of chest, green translucent plastic eyes and mouth panel and amber translucent plastic convex ear panels --15in (38cm) late 1950s (VG-E, very minor scuffing, clip to battery box door missing)
See Colour Plate 4
Literature
A similar example was sold Sotheby's New York, 7 November 1996, lot 94