Motorised cavalry, fighter plane

A mechanical toy consisting of a moving vehicle and an aeroplane in pursuit or flying overhead is bound to delight any child who receives it. Manufacturers have been producing these toys in lithographed sheet metal since the 1930s.

 

Arnold in Germany

 

1935–1945, rolls on the ground, machine gun equipped with a flintlock system that produces sparks, 15 x 27 cm

 

In Japan

In the 1950s, mechanical toys made of lithographed sheet metal were flown over by an aeroplane or helicopter.

 

AsahiToys

20 x 53 x 11 cm

 

Haji

 

25 x 25 cm

 

Sankei

 

Cannons fire with a marked recoil,  15 x 11 x 25 cm