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Click here to subscribeHORIKAWA; a boxed vintage Japanese battery operated fighting robot, height 29.5cm, boxed.Condition Report: Batteries have put in and it does appear to be in going order, no oxidisation in battery compartment, the robot itself looks clean and looks like it has been well looked after. There is some wear to the finish where the moving parts are rubbing. The box is good, just coming away at the seams of the box in place, but otherwise a good example.
YOROI DOSHITanto Signed MINAMOTO MASATOMO of the Edo period.The Sugata type Hirazukuri (2 flat sides), Hiro Mune (2-sided blade back) and Ubu Nakago(original shape of the blade tang). > Sori (curvature of the blade) of the Soriuchi Zori type (slight bending of the Mune towards the cutting edge near the tip). Yasurime Sujikai type (regular file marks on the tang, oblique to the right). The Ji Hada (grain of the steel) of the Itame type (resembling the surface of a plank of wood) and more precisely of the Zanguri Hada type (loose and uneven) typical of the Horikawa School.The Hamon (hardening line) of the Suguha (straight) type. Boshi (return of the hardening line from the point to the back of the blade) Tsugiage type (pronounced and pointed) characteristic of the Horikawa School. The Horimono (engravings in the blade) of the So No Fukukara type representing a very streamlined dragon resembling a snake emerging from the emanations of a Rendaî (stylised lotus flower), again characteristic of the Horikawa School. The Korikawa school blade is signed MINAMOTO MASATOMO. There seems to be only one MASATOMO in YAMASHIRO (province), a blacksmith from the Minamoto clan. The blade could possibly be dated to around 1650 - the beginning of his career - his signature evolving over time with the attribution of the honorary title ‘NO KAMI’ from 1661 and the mention of his establishment in the town of ATAWAGUCHI in YAMASHIRO (Reference Hawley/MAS998 p. 359). > The blade is mounted in later and simple Kochirae (Meiji period) of the AÎkuchi type (without guard) with a satin brown lacquered wooden scabbard with darker polished dots. The Kurigata(trigger guard) in black horn and its Sageo (lanyard) in MUSACHI type presentation knotwork (with 1 strap). The Habaki (connecting piece between the blade and the handle) in copper with a trace of silver plating. The very simple Tsuka (handle) with Same (shark skin), Fuchi/Kashira/Koïgoshi/ Kojiri (rings and pommels) black lacquered
Horikawa Rador Robot, battery operated (untested but connection points are clean), MISSING battery compartment cover and yellow plastic antenna, surface wear and corrosion (mostly to left ear cover and back, please see photographs), head sits at slight angle due to dent to shoulder panel behind head, Fair Plus but displays well, 11.5"/29cm.
Three boxed and unboxed Horikawa Toys Japanese battery operated tinplate robots to include boxed Rotate-O-Matic Super Astronaut in black with stop and go working action, with swing open chest doors to reveal blinking and shooting gun (model in vg condition, box showing signs of storage and edge wear and some squashing to top of lid, but overall in gd overall condition) and 2 x unboxed Rotate-O-Matic Super Astronaut (1 x in red with swing open chest doors and shooting gun and another in silver), all marked Made In Japan to back of models, models in vg condition overall with some light play wear in places
Tinplate Toys - x2 Vintagee Japanese SH Horikawa space related robots, comprising of; 'Space Attacker' and 'Space Fighter'. Tested and 'Space Fighter' walks, shoots with noises and lights, however doesn't smoke, and 'Space Attacker' has lights within the chest cavity, but no walking or shooting action.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese Horikawa Rotate-O-Matic Super Astronaut. Featuring stop'n go action, swinging open doors, blinking and shooting, and rotating body. Housed within the original box, with a clean battery compartment. Tested and is in part working order; stop'n go action works however the door chest cavity doesn't open or rotate. Measuring approx. 31.5cm x 15.5cm, including the box.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa 'Cosmic' robot. Featuring a plastic body, buttons to the top of the head and shooting guns within the chest. Tested and is in part working condition, where there is walking action and shooting action, however the other buttons are jammed and cannot be pressed. Housed within the original box. Measuring approx. 27cm.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa Mars King robot. Featuring TV screen, moving arms, rolling tredmill wheels and noises. Tested and is part working order, with working tredmill movement and moving arms, however no image on the TV screen. Clean battery compartment. Unboxed. Measuring approx. 24cm x 12cm.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa battery operated Piston Robot, featuring see through head and pistons. Tested and not in full working condition; the pistons light up however no walking action. Housed within the original box, with clean battery compartment, measuring approx. 30cm x 16cm, including the box.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa Attacking Martian robot, featuring stop'n go action, shooting guns inside the chest cavity and noises. Tested and is in part working order, with working stop'n go action and shooting guns, however no lights. Some rusting to the tinplate body. Housed within the original box, measuring approx. 24.5cm x 12cm.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese, SH Horikawa Machine Robot with visible gears. Featuring warning light helmet, walking action, swinging arms, see-through gears action and lighted direction signals. Tested and is in excellent working condition, with a clean battery compartment. Housed within an associated box, and printed 'made in Japan' backwards. Measuring approx. 31cm x 16.5cm, including the box.
Retro Toys - a vintage Japnese Horikawa (SH) Super Explorer Wide Screen robot. Featuring a plastic body, with stop and go action and light up space picture on the wide screen. Tested and is in working condition, with a clean battery compartment. Housed within the original box, measuring approx. 32cm x 17cm, including the box.
Tinplate Toys - x2 Vintage Japanese Horikawa robots, comprising of; 'TV Spaceman' and 'Rotate-o-matic Super Astronaut'. Both tested and the 'Super Astronaut' is in working order, however 'TV Spaceman' is not in working order and one of the arms is broken. Both believed to be housed within their original boxes. Largest measuring approx. 32cm.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa 'Rotate-O-Matic Super Robot', featuring walking action, rotating torso and an opening chest cavity to reveal shooting guns with lights and sounds. Tested and in part working order, where there is no walking action, however the torso rotates and reveals the shooting guns with lights and sounds. Unboxed. Measuring approx. 26cm.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa Roto Robot, featuring walking action, rotating torso and shooting with sounds and flashes. Tested and the shooting with sounds and flashes are in working order, however there is no walking or rotating action. Housed within the original box, measuring approx. 23cm x 11cm, including the box.
Tinplate Toys - a vintage Japanese SH Horikawa Space Explorer. Featuring stop'n go action, rotating antenna, tv screen and realistic noise. Tested and not in working condition apart from the light-up tv screen. Housed within the original box, measuring approx. 31cm x 16cm, including the box.
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