YONEZAWA 707 Super Jet

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Among tin toys, the most impressive jet liner from the 60s is Yonezawa's Boeing 707 "Super Jet."

Introduced in 1959 just like the real plane, it was sold in the US under agreement with the firm Azrak Hamway International (AHI) which was at the time better-known for its HO-scale die cast metal 50s cars and, later, plastic toys (See Plaid Stallions web site for catalogs).

The "best of the best" was a battery toy in American Airlines colors. It had the opening door and the passengers on the strip of metal inside that appeared to "depart" as the door opened. Like the DC-7 planes, this 707 also came with the metal stairway on four small wheels.

This "Jupiter" jet has some 1930s-style printing on the fuselage, and decorative devices on the nose.

The item I show here is the stripped-down friction version. It has the same frame, but it does not have any lighted engines, opening door or any other action feature. The nose wheel is not original: I made it.

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