China – 12000 Ton Hydraulic Forging Press ME-651

12000 Ton Hydraulic Forging Press  ME 651  was made in Japan in 1961. I can date this toy back easily because of the extra picture I included 🙂 This picture shows the real thing and you can see immediately why this toy was used at schools to show, tell and explain about the Press. I think this one one of the most detailed tin toys made in the sixties and then you have to realize its not even made in Japan but in China !!

The Chinese proved that they were excellent tin toy builders in the golden age, maybe even better than the Japanese but as not much chinese toys were exported ( read: NONE ) not much showed up outside china those days. This 12000 Ton Press has won awards and the builder of this toy was personally awarded under Mao’s Government. This toy is a piece of Chinese History and only a few of these toys survived and made it out of China those days.

In action the press goes up and down, while the center lights up, the lights in from show the pressure and on top the “water tank” lights up in green and light while the hydraulics go up and down. a very impressive toy and with all the details and parts its one of the most beautiful tin toys I have ever seen.

The condition is very good, all original and complete and the toy has never been messed with before but the toy really needs a good clean. I put it on my shelves for years in the condition I found it. Never cleaned the toy but it could use a very good clean for sure. The press was working years ago but only thing it does do now is lighting up. I tried shaking and stuff like that but the motor looks to be gummed up again after years unused on my shelves. I dont want to mess with the toy and open it up to get it going again. I wil leave that to the new owner to decide.

Overall one of the most rare and scarce toys in my collection… absolute stunning and fantastic toy making skills from … CHINA ! 🙂 yes not Japan but China.. you would almost forget that 🙂

proves again there really was a time that china also made high end tin toys… back in the early sixties.
Extremely rare and scarce toy in any condition !

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