Behind him are two seats for space people behind rounded plastic windshields. The words cause the toy's rarity today Produced as an unlicensed Forbidden Planet toy, it was quickly swept off the shelves at the threat of litigation. Fortunately for collectors, the Japanese tin-litho company known simply as MTH made a reproduction that robot collectors hold up as one of the finest reproduction toys ever made. Since even these copies have shot up in value, be sure to have a grand and a half in your pocket for your next shopping trip. Runners-up in this category are equally notable.
Collectors value the toy at a grand or more.
And count yourself lucky if you even see the Robby on a Steamroller, a production of the Japanese company Daiya in the '5O's. Not at all. Or don't think at all and just stare in puzzled wonder. Most people think first of spaceships when thinking about the fabulous imaginary space age of the '30's through '50's. In this category, collectors in the United States have long been favoring native productions, primarily the Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and Tom Corbett tin-litho spaceships manufactured by the famous Louis Marx Company.