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Bubble Blowing Monkey
Alps Shoji Co. LtdSeated Monkey blowing bubbles
- Type
- Animals
- Topic
- Sports & Leisure
- Country of manufacture
- Japan
- Mechanism
- Battery
- Movement
- Lowers arm to pick up soap, raises arm and blow bubbles; eyes light
- Materials
- Tin, plastic and cloth
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 12x13x28
- Condition
- Very Good
- Manufactured
- 1955 – 1959
- Box
- Base of box missing
Research notes
Second trademark: Iwaya (Rock Valley Toys(VIA), 52 (40)) Patents: 32-26828.47809.14867.16154.5274 38-12251.12252 scarcity 3/10 desirability 2/6
Featured in
- Battery Toys — p. 33
- Collector's Guide to Battery Toys — p. 36
- Mes Rêves en Jouets Le Cirque — p. 43