Lot # 30 - Vintage Litho Display Rockets

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Address will be on invoice day of pickups.
Start Date/Time: 06-Jan-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 13-Jan-2025 6:29:00 PM
Current bid:

$17.00

Highest bidder:

Seattle79

This sale will end in:
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Description :

Rocket Craft tin litho “Rocket Express” made by Linemar of Japan circa 1950. Shows heavy wear but still retains its great design lines. Supposed to run on any suspended cord, but when a “D” battery was inserted & the red lever at the nose pulled, nothing happened so the movement mechanism needs repair. Lovely details like the varied silhouettes of passengers through the windows and the lightning bolt trim in red echoed by the rear fins. Measures approx. 10” L.

Vintage tin litho friction rocket in red, white, and black. This one also looks good for display, but doesn’t run – we think it had sparks in the rear red windows and a bulb in the clear nosecone at one point. Despite this, it still looks pretty good with checkerboard fins and US Air Force livery. It was made in Japan, but we cannot find the manufacturer mark. Measures approx. 12.5” L.


Auction History

Highest bidder is Seattle79

Date Bid User
06-Jan-2025 10:58:26 AM $17.00 Seattle79
06-Jan-2025 10:11:12 AM $12.00 Tom2T84
06-Jan-2025 10:03:53 AM $11.00 Oliver Beans
06-Jan-2025 8:55:32 AM $5.00 Spaceman1965

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