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These are Japanese made tin litho Space Jeeps with what is clearly the Lost In Space Jupiter 2 saucer as seen from underneath. Weird little toys are so tiny and rare. They, like a lot of off-beat LIS items, came from Argentina.

This shows you how small the jeep is next to a Robby Tank. And the dark blue Universe Jeep is even smaller still!

LIS robot from the Remco Swtich'N'Go Play Set. Little chromed plastic robot is about 3" tall.

Two interesting little items here. First is a Robby silver lady's broach pin with rhinestones! Who came up with the idea that Robby would make for a nice broach? The other is a Japanese made plastic dart pistol with Robby on the handle grip! Can't find out anything about this and no maker's marks anywhere.

Great yellow candle in the shape of Mechanical Moon Robot Robby. This was sold by the Spencer's Gifts chain stores back in the early '90's when I first started collecting. Finally got one just this month. Only took 13 years!!

Thanks again to Jay Brotter for this fantastic find. An Aquapolis LIS B-9 model kit circa 1984. In perfect condition and all made from die-cast parts. Sis piece to the Robby Robot kit.

Awesome 13" tall bronze Robby statue from Japan. Thanks to Jay Brotter for this great find! It weighs over 10 pounds!

Beautiful ceramic Japanese children's rice bowls featuring the image of Robby holding hands with adoring kids. Special thanks to Ray Rohr for this. Also have one in dark red.

Cragstan's Mr. Atomic Robot by Yonezawa of Japan is a great second cousin of Robby in my opinion. Looks like a Robby head with tap-dancing feet! There's no doubt that head design has Robby genes running through it!

Another great addition to the collection is this custom made Robby Bolo tie from the early 1990's dne by Ray Rohr. Notice the tie end-caps are little C-57D Crusiers! Very cool!

While this isn't a vintage toy, it's certainly a vintage Robby item from the 1960's. In fact, it's the largest Robby inspired item I ever owned and I'm sad to say the only one in the collection I no longer have. It's a child's coin-operated amusement ride! Two seats inside and a control panel with buttons that activated lights and buzzers made for a fun space ride as the robot rocked from side to side. But because of a lack of storage space at the time (this is quite large! ) I was forced to sell if after a few years of it  taking up some considerable space in the driveway! Maybe one day I'll get lucky and find another.

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