Modern Toys USA Apollo Tin Spaceship (MT) *SOLD*

Apollo Tin Spaceship by Modern Toys

Date: Approximately 1960’s
Material: Tin
Company:  Masudaya, aka Modern Toys, aka “MT”
Size: 10” Long approximately
Country of Origin: Japan
Condition: New Old Stock with replacement cellophane window
Notes:  Fantastic tin with 98% of its fragile silver coating in near new condition.  Toy rear box graphics are incredible and it features an earlier version tin astronaut.  Condition makes this toy especially sought after.

 

 

A brief history of Masudaya Modern Toys (MT) of Tokyo, Japan:

Masudaya also known as Masudaya Modern Toys was a tin toy manufacturer that was founded in 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. Masudaya was one of the leading builder of tin type mechanical and battery operated toys in the post-World War II era. Unlike many of their competitors Masudaya managed to survive to this day, due in part to their involvement in the airsoft gun craze of the 1980’s. They are mostly known for basically creating the “skirmishable” airsoft guns that could be used for combat simulations rather than target shooting. Masudaya normally identifies their toys using the M-T, or Modern Toys logo.