Vintage 1950's Eiichiro Tomiyama Japan USAF FU-572 Tin Friction Airplane

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NOTE: If you have less than 10 positive feedback comments, please email to get bidding clearance!! Be sure to read the entire listing & rules, plus check out photo's very closely! ~~ Description: We are offering this vintage around later 1950's, tin friction run FU-572 USAF toy airplane that was made by by the E.T. Co. or Eiichiro Tomiyama of Japan. This plane measures 6.5" long with 6" wingspan and still has some nice looking parts, it also has some surface rust spots that are mostly on the wings, and the toy was made with the sparking system inside that was made to show through the clear windows on each side. The plane is marked FU-572 on each side, has US Air Force 0572 on the tail end sides, each side has J-47-GE-17 as well as an Uncle Sam US Hat emblem, with one wing saying USAF, and the company emblem at left rear above wheel. ***The toy is friction run which is still in good shape structure with the wheels being tight on the axle, am sure it needs a good lube job since it does run slow, but still seems to be sound overall. The sparking system would be a flint attached to a metal flap inside, See Photo No. 6, the flint piece is gone, but the other parts are there. The plane is still in very straight and sound with only a couple of minor bend spots, the fuselage is the better part of the plane with only some small surface read more

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