1957-8 – “Toffee-kun” the Robot Elephant – “Kowa Display Company” (Japanese)
Caption: 森永製è“ã®ãƒãƒœãƒƒãƒˆè±¡ã€è¡—ã‚’è¡Œãï¼ç†Šæœ¬å¸‚内 (English translation: Morinaga robot elephant goes to the town–city Kumamoto) Other than the image, I have little other information about this mechanical elephant. Image was taken in 1958 in Japan, I believe. RH update Feb 2011 – Thanks to Hisashi Moriyama from Japan I now have the following information. Robot Elephant was made …
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