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Kuramochi ShotenThe center of a vertical helicoidal track with two cars is fixed to a vertical base, with a flag pole and flag
- Type
- Tracks / Platform Base
- Topic
- Fairground
- Country of manufacture
- Japan
- Mechanism
- Clockwork
- Movement
- Track rotates, while flag pole oscillates laterally; due to the design of the track, which is helical but with a pitch in the horizontal direction, two cars move along but remain more or less in the same position, while changing their altitudes one relative to the other.
- Materials
- Tin
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 18,5x13x37
- Condition
- Very Good
- Manufactured
- 1925 – 1930
Research notes
There is a variant (from the 1930s?) with the same helicoidal track and cars (but without flag pole?), h=29cm, where the base is a pyramidal tower with a roof, with the same yellow and red decoration of the track; the trademark is at the center of the base, with "Made in Japan"; the trademark of our toy seems older, as the logo is crossed by two opposing flags. Curiosity: the base reads the name of the toy, plus "made in Tokio" and "Patent. Appl. No."
