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Viscount Plane
TomiyamaAmerican Airlines plane, showing stewardess and passengers
- Model
- TP-237
- Type
- Aircraft
- Topic
- Travel & Transport
- Country of manufacture
- Japan
- Mechanism
- Battery
- Movement
- lever opens canopy: central switch turns lights on the wings and stewerdess walks to and fro; right and left switches turn on respective helices; close canopy and plane starts to run; pull front lever and plane stops
- Materials
- Tin & plastic
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 45x48x18
- Condition
- Excellent
- Manufactured
- 1962 – 1970
Research notes
The Vickers Viscount passenger plane entered service in 1953. Tomy catalogue (1966) mentions 3 decorations: SAS, LH & Alitalia; Rosko toys sold "Viscount Air Liner" of American Lines (our toy); toys were made with 2 logos, one for 1959-1963, the other (our) 1963-1982.
Featured in
- Avions Jouets 1945-1970 — p. 96
- Les Jouets Japonais — p. 52
- The Collector's All-Colour Guide to Transport Toys — p. 114
