"DAN DARE WOKY TOKY" BOXED ITALIAN WALKIE-TALKIE SET.
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Winning Bid:
$139.15 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #209 - Part II
Item numbers 1145 through 2874 in auction 209
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Item Description
7.5x11x2" deep nicely illustrated cardboard box contains pair of well-designed 5.25" tall hard plastic walkie talkies w/vinyl straps on back. Made in England by J. & L. Randall Ltd./Merit w/permission of Eagle Comics, the publisher of the British Dan Dare sci-fi stories. 1950s. This is version produced for the Italian market, hence Italian text on lid and original illustrated insert. Box shows nice image of these toys and Dan Dare using set to communicate w/personnel on space station. Box has moderate aging and lt. edge/corner tip wear. Corners remain tight and box retains rich colors. Fine. Walkie talkies have raised "Dan Dare Inter-Planetary Walkie-Talkie" name and three "Planetary Selectors" button settings marked "Saturn, Venus, Mars." This text is in English. The walkie talkies are in place on original illustrated cardboard insert which has built-in spinner decoder. VF. Set is NM.
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