NEW INFORMATION -

 

NOTE 26/11/2021 - Apologies to those who have left comments or questions recently. For some reason these have not been passed on to my email for a while.

NEW INFORMATION - 01/01/2022.

Original Tin Toy Company Sales Brochures And Catalogues.

New Strategy - Rather than uploading digital copies of various rare tin toy catalogues to the galleries attached to this blog (a time consuming task which I will never get around to) I'm reworking them into downloadable pdf files. The files, which you can view on your own computer, can be purchased from my online shop for a nominal fee (under $5.00 / £5.00). I hope collectors find this service useful. Please do not copy or redistribute these files or there will be very little incentive to invest the time it takes to add more catalogues to the list below. 

Links are to my online store. Have a look at the various vintage toys I have on offer while you are there!

Available so far:-

• Nomura Toy Co., Ltd. Catalogue for 1966. Uploaded and available - 26/11/2021.
• Asahi Toy Co., Ltd. (ATC) Catalogue for 1965. Uploaded and available - 26/11/2021.
• NEW Mettoy Catalogue for 1953. Uploaded and available - 12/12/2021.
• NEW Aoshin Catalogue for 1968. Uploaded and available - 30/12/2021. Includes Batman, Green Hornet, James Bond OO7, Thunderbirds and The Monkees tin toys.
• NEW Yanoman Toys Co., Ltd Catalogue for 1965. Uploaded and available - 01/01/2022

Coming Soon:-

• Mettoy Catalogue for 1952.
• Mettoy Catalogue for 1963.
• Marx Catalogue for 1970.
• Masudaya Catalogue for 1964.
• Yonezawa Catalogue for 1966.
• Plus many others including Aoshin, Daiya, Haji, TPS, Yanoman, Yoshiya, Ichimura, Takatoku, Fuji, Sutcliffe etc.

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N.B. Google change from Picassa to Google Photos has caused most of the links to pictures in this blog to be broken. I'm gradually correcting them as and when I get time. It's a long job which has delayed the addition of new information I'm afraid! (03/05/2017).

Update - Most links now corrected.

AOSHIN CO., LTD. / AOSHIN SHOTEN CO., LTD.

Company Name/s: Aoshi Co., Ltd. / Aoshin Shoten Co., Ltd.

Name Derivation / Meaning: Unknown. Does not appear to be a family name.

Location/s: Unknown, Japan.

Trade Mark/s: Toys are found with either the word "Aoshin" within an oval or the letters "ASC", within a diamond / lozenge (Aoshin Shoten Company). Toys occur with both the ASC trade mark and the ST (safety toy mark introduced 1971) so it's likely that the ASC trade mark is the later one.
Dates: Unknown.
Notes: In addition to the usual run of tin toys, vehicles, novelty toys etc., the company produced/distributed a number of TV and film related tin toy vehicles and other toys. These include Batman, The Monkees, James Bond 007, Thunderbirds and Green Hornet. The company seems to have moved on to the production of diecast toys in the 1970's.

Checklist For Aoshin Co., Ltd. Tin Toys (links lead to images in my photo-gallery).

COMPILING NOW - Last Updated 02/01/2022

Aoshin Catalogue For 1965

Aoshin Catalogue For 1968

A digital copy of the Nomura Catalogue for 1968 is available in my SHOP.

AOSHIN / ASC CATALOGUE CONTENTS 1968 (Tin Toys Only).

1-100 Monkee-Mobile (12.25 inches long) - B/O.
1-104 Batmobile Car (14.50 inches long) - Friction.
1-115 Porsche Polizei Car (11.50 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-120 Space Patrol / Thunderbird 2 (10.00 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-124 Batmobile Car (11.00 inches long) - Friction.
1-125 Thunderlight Race Car (11.00 inches long) - B/O.
1-126 Batmobile Car (11.00 inches long) - B/O.
1-127 Mach Rocket Race Car (11.00 inches long) - Friction, shooting rocket.
1-136 007 Aston Martin (12.00 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-142 Fire Engine (12.50 inches long) - Friction.
1-145 Opel Rekord Coupe (11.50 inches long) - B/O, R/C.
1-147 Opel Rekord Coupe (11.50 inches long) - Friction, opening doors.
1-156 Batmobile Car (8.75) - Friction.
1-160 Piping Loco (13.50 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-172 Power Shovel Truck (9.75 inches long) - Friction.
1-175 Batmobile Car (12.00 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-177 Caterpiller Shovel Truck (5.50 inches long) - Friction.
1-182 Polizei Car (10.00 inches long) - Friction.
1-183 Siren Police Car (10.00 inches long) - Friction, crank siren.
1-184 Siren Chief Car (10.00 inches long) - Friction, crank siren.
1-185 Siren Patrol Car (10.00 inches long) - B/O, R/C.
1-186 Polizei Car (10.00 inches long) - B/O, R/C.
1-189 Siren Patrol Car With Steering Handle (10.00 inches long) - B/O, R/C.
1-194 Secret Service Car / Green Hornet (10.00 inches long) - B/O, B&G.
1-218 Army Patrol Jeep (7.25 inches long) - B/O, R/C.
1-232 007 Aston Martin (8.25 inches long) - Friction, ejection seat.
1-240 Farm Tractor (6.75 inches long) - B/O, B&G, part plastic.
1-303 Green Hornet Car (8.75 inches long) - Friction, siren.
1-308 International Stock Race Cars (8.75 inches long) - Friction, national flags.
1-309 Lotus Racing Cars (9.50 inches long) - Friction, assorted lithographies.

AOSHIN TOYS

Aoshin Batmobile Car

Aoshin James Bond 007 Aston Martin

Abbreviations Used.

N/M = no mechanism.

H/O = hand operated.

Friction = friction wound flywheel mechanism.

Crank = crank wound flywheel mechanism.

W/U = wind up / clockwork (spring) mechanism.

B/O = battery operated.

B&G = bump & go / mystery action.

R/C = remote control.

Name In Italics = exact name unknown (updated when I spot an original box or obtain an original catalogue).

Pinterest board for Aoshin Co. Ltd. - Pictures and links to other pages with Aoshin tin toys. Includes items for sale on auction sites etc.

IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON AOSHIN CO., LTD, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.