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Super rare Robby Roulette Bank. I think this was a give-away premium. Thanks to Jay Brotter for getting this for me in Japan.

Check it out.Black D-Cell Robby, Silver D-Cell Robby, Black C-Cell Robby, Silver C-Cell Robby. I only know of one other collector with both black and silver examples of both the C and D Celled versions of this Robot. Now this is what I call a GANG OF FOUR!!!

Rare Salesman's Samples of Chinese Robby Tank by Bejiing Toy Co. Purple/Red version is from the Boogaert's Book and the all Blue version came from Italy. Note rare English version box. Usually this is in Chinese.

You really need to see these original shorty C-Celled Robby robots to appreciate the beauty of proportion and design in this robot! I had found my black one first, but this was my Holy Grail for almost 10 years of searching!

Salesman's sample of Space Trooper in silver/black. Only one of two known. Notice the deeper chest and larger heart-box pressing. All the edges are rough with sharp creases and deep folds in the pressing which tells me the molds were not yet fully finished when this was stamped. Thanks to Brian Stillman for helping to broker this treasure into my collection.

Mechanical Moon Robot also known as Ribbon Head Robby. Largest key-wound robot and has multi-colored twisted metal ribbons under a pink plastic dome with bright blue rubber hands and ears. Just beautiful. With original rare box. Stands about 10 inches tall.

Super rare blue & red Jupiter Robot wind-up version of Robby. I've only seen one other many years ago in a photograph of a collection from Europe. Has red plastic winding key. I found this in a little toy shop in Santa Margarita, Italy about 5 years ago while on vacation.

Mechanical Roby Robot Sparkling. Flat wrench handed Robby in deep, deep blue. Same body pressing as that used for Cone Head Robot. There's also an astronaut version with a little boys face under a huge tin helmet. Shown with original box.

All three Robby driven space vehicles from the Griff sale. Robby in Studebaker, Robot Space Car, and Space Car. Better photos to follow shortly.....

Nice shot of C-Celled robot next to taller Osaka Tin Toy Institute reproduction of Mechanized Robot in red as depicted in original box artwork.

Silver D-Celled Robby next to baby brother the C-Celled version. I really think the shorter legs make for such a better looking robot. I used to think the arms were wrong until I saw Brian Hayes' C-Celled in the book Vintage Toys and saw his also didn't have maroon arms! Notice the battery box doors in the legs are also indented on the sides for that segmented look all-aound the leg. This detail is only on the small C-Celled versions.

Good Old Mechanized Robot in vivid black. Second generation (D-Cells) with round battery-door latches. Shown with original box.

Robby Space Patrol. Lighter blue variation. MGM went after Nomura for this one as it did say Robby on the box so it was pulled out of production pretty fast. Mystery Action with lighted wind-screens and single light under Robby's dome.

Original box for Robby Space Patrol. I wish box top sides were deeper with more artwork.

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