No, not THAT Rocky Horror, --THIS Rocky Horror! Seriously, what a weird ass wind-up tin toy abomination this thing is! I mean, it's clearly supposed to be Fred Flintstone (hence the "Rocky" name, get it?) But good lord, just the overall bonkers design and colors, and of course that dead-eyed vintage package lid illustration truly makes this one of the most monstrously deformed, wheeled caveman / propane tank toys from Japan, ever. Couldn't get it to work unfortunately, which, now that I think about it, might've been a good thing, as it would have certainly beaten my brains out, or cleaved my head in half with that stone axe! Look out Bluebeard, one, two Freddy, aka Rocky's comin' for you with battery operated, non-stop action! "Yabba Stabba Drool!"
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Possibly the most disturbing thing is he has 2 fingers on each hand. Maybe he shouldn't be wielding that axe.
And some complain about the cheapo toys for sale found in the dollar stores.
While this is made of tin and not a cheap plastic, I suspect many parents were worried their kids would get cut from the sharp edges.
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that knock off toys have been around as long as brand name toys have been made.
I should stop being surprised at all the cool stuff you find Karswell, but each item you post catches me off guard each time, but that is a good thing!
Here's to AEET, the online Museum of Magnificent Miscellaneous Marvels.
Haha, or as demonstrated by this post— The Not So Magnificent Museum of Off Model Marvels
Wow. Do we have any idea when this was first released? I know it must be post-1960, but that packaging and design look so very much like the toys of 1910-1930. What a bonkers find!
Good Cthulhu, that thing is horrible. Imagine the kind of person who would design it for a toddler to play with (:-○
That does look suspiciously like somebody jammed a generic thug head onto an oil can. And some wheels. Yet again the box is my favorite part: Some baked splice of Flintstone and Sluggo.
I can only find one other online entry for this thing and it was a live auctioneers listing valuing it somewhere between $200 and $400. No actualproduction date was given.
Being spooky aside, this isn't a cheap toy and maybe looks 50s or early 60s (and I could be incredibly wrong here) just because it's tin with a rubber head. It's in amazingly good condition for that age, especially with the box.
I doubt if any kid had that for long -- those arms would have been snapped off.
Whoever drew that possessed box art draws hands about as well as I do!
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