Lot # 58 - Pair of Vintage Horikawa Space Capsules

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Local pickups will be on SATURDAY, September 28th, from 9am - 2pm. , The location is on Kent’s West Hill near Sunnycrest Elementary School. PICKUP ADDRESS: 24730 43rd Ave South Kent, WA 98032
Start Date/Time: 16-Sep-2024 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 23-Sep-2024 7:03:00 PM
Current bid:

$130.00

Highest bidder:

spacebidder

Auction has ended

Description :

.Two fabulous vintage (1960s) tin litho space capsules from SH-Horikawa of Japan: Apollo in blue and Friendship 7 in yellow. Both are great display items with minor/mechanical flaws. 

Apollo capsule has great graphics similar to the other Horikawa capsule offered up for auction*. Great color and detail with orange plastic nosecone. Unfortunately, this toy doesn’t turn on with batteries inserted; it appears a metal conductor plate may be missing in the battery compartment. If it DID operate, winged hatches would pop open exposing an orange-clad astronaut in a red chair flying the capsule. Toy is also missing a back wheel - see last photo. Measures approx. 4.5” H x 9" L.

Friendship capsule also has great bright coloring and detail – an astronaut clad in an aqua lace-up space suit spins below two clear windows when the toy moves. This is a friction toy, but the mechanism does not appear to be working properly as it won’t “rev up”. When pushed manually you can see the internal astronaut spin, however. May have had two antenna at some point – check out the top red panel in photos; note there is a small puncture in the window panel near the "sill" - see second to last photo.. Measures approx.. 4” H x 9” L.

Both of these pieces are terrific examples showing the best of Japanese litho tin toy design of the period. Even if you don’t have the ambition to repair them, they would be fabulous display pieces with a bit of a scrub and some polish.

* See Lot# 36


Auction History

Highest bidder is spacebidder

Date Bid User
23-Sep-2024 7:00:21 PM $130.00 spacebidder
23-Sep-2024 6:58:13 PM $125.00 GDOGG1138
23-Sep-2024 6:58:12 PM $120.00 spacebidder
23-Sep-2024 6:54:46 PM $106.00 GDOGG1138
23-Sep-2024 6:54:45 PM $101.00 pop
23-Sep-2024 6:54:32 PM $89.00 GDOGG1138
23-Sep-2024 6:54:32 PM $88.00 pop
23-Sep-2024 6:17:50 PM $67.00 GDOGG1138
23-Sep-2024 6:17:49 PM $66.00 jollyroger
23-Sep-2024 6:00:11 PM $59.00 GDOGG1138
23-Sep-2024 5:41:51 PM $53.00 pop
23-Sep-2024 5:41:51 PM $52.00 PinaPoe
23-Sep-2024 5:28:57 PM $17.00 pop
16-Sep-2024 9:48:47 AM $11.00 Sublime
16-Sep-2024 7:33:36 AM $5.00 GDOGG1138

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