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Diaya Tin Lithographed Construction Crane Toy Made Japan *SOLD*

Tin Construction Crane Toy Made by Day of Japan

Company history and description of the company Daiya, Tokyo, Japan

Daiya was founded ca 1955 in Tokyo in Japan.
Daiya was an important toymaker and appears to have been active through the late 1970s.
Daiya produced a good range of tin toys including civilian vehicles, space vehicles including robots along with other space-related toys? rays guns etc., as well as several other novelty tinplate items. Many of its mechanical tin toys, whether they be clockwork or battery-operated, were produced with multi-functional features such as operating lights and sounds, etc.
Trademark is the letters “DAIYA” in a diamond.

 

 

A brief history of Daiya of Tokyo, Japan:

Daiya was founded in the 1950s in Tokyo, Japan. Their trademark is the letters “DAIYA” within a diamond shape. Daiya appears to have been active from the mid to late 1950s through the early 1970s. After the 1970s, Daiya seems to have faded from the public view due to marketplace pressures. As such, their current disposition is unknown.

Daiya specialized in a wide range of novelty tinplate mechanical (friction), clockwork, and battery-operated toys such as space-related toys (ray guns, robots, etc.), motorcycles, clown-like figures, civilian vehicles, military vehicles, helicopters, airplanes, and horses. Many of their toys were produced with impressive multi-functional features such as operating lights and sounds etc.

 

Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 12 × 12 in
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