TOPLAY (T.P.S.) LTD

Company Name/s: Toplay (T.P.S.) Ltd. / Tokyo Plaything Shokai

Name Derivation / Meaning: 

Location/s:  

Trade Mark/s: The company initials "T.P.S." within a band. A hand motif, holding up three fingers, protrudes upwards through the band. The three fingers on the trade mark represent the three founders of the company.

Dates: Founded 1956 - to present.

Notes: Founders Yoshio Udagawa, Yukio Miyakawa and Yasuo Kushida. 

Checklist For T.P.S Toys (links lead to images in my photo-gallery).

COMPILING NOW - Last Updated 15/04/2016-

TPS TOPLAY CATALOGUE 194-65

TPS TOPLAY CATALOGUE 1972

TPS TOPLAY CATALOGUE 1973

P-145 Combat Tank (15.00 inches long) W/U.

P-167 Loco Cab Overland (16.50 inches long) W/U.
P-170 Figure 8 Highway (15.00 inches long) W/U.
P-179
P-187 Highway Set (16.25 inches long) W/U.
P-194 Champion Autorace Tournament (16.25 inches long) W/U.
P-196 Highway Patrol (15.00 inches long) W/U.
P-317 Lady-Bug Family Parade (12.25 inches long) W/U.
P-331 
P-338 Sparking Caterpillar Bulldozer (9.00 inches long) W/U.

P-343 Super Police Helicopter (13.5 Inches Long) B/O.

P-345 Mustang Stunt Car (11.00 inches long) B/O.
P-349 Dune Buggy With Surf Board (11.00 inches long) B/O.
P-351S Walking Silver Robot (5.00 inches long) W/U. Plastic.
P-352 Missile Tank (9.50 inches long) W/U. Part plastic.
P-357 Silver Sparking Tank (9.50 inches long) W/U. Plastic
P-363 News Service Car (10.00 inches long) B/O.
P-364 Stunt Car - Open-Shut Bonnet (11.00 inches long) B/O.

P-365 The Swinger (11.00 inches long) B/O.

P-366 Hightechnical Rally Car (10.00 inches long) B/O.

P-367 Hightechnical Rider (10.25 inches long) B/O.

P-368 Stunt Plane (9.50 inches long) B/O.
P-371 Mini Walking Robot (3.00 inches long) W/U. Plastic.
P-371S Silver Mini Walking Robot (3.00 inches long) W/U. Plastic.
P-374 Silver Tiger Tank With Spark (9.00 inches long) W/U. Plastic.
P-175 Silver Missile Robot (5.50 inches high) W/U. Plastic.

P-381 Mini Helicopter, Police & Fire versions (8.00 inches long) B/O.
P-382 Lady-Bug With Baby (3.25 inches long) W/U.

P-385 U-Turn Pop Loco (10.50 inches long) B/O.

P-386 U-Turn TV Car (10.00 inches long) B/O.

P-387 U-Turn Rally Car (10.00 inches long) B/O.

P-388 U-Turn Caterpillar Bulldozer (9.50 inches long) B/O.
P-349 Dune Buggy With Skin-Diver (11.00 inches long) B/O.

P-390 Police Sidecar (7.00 inches long) B/O. Mostly plastic.

P-391 Mini Motorcycle (5.50 inches long) B/O R/C. Mostly plastic.

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 and 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).  

Useful References: Japanese Toys - Amusing Playthings From The Past, by W.C. Gallagher, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2000. Review in preparation.

Pinterest Board for T.P.S - Pictures and links to other pages with T.P.S. tin toys. Includes items for sale on auction sites etc.

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