VINTAGE, BATTERY OPERATED, SMOKING TIN TUGBOAT FROM MARUSAN SHOTEN, LTD. WORKING

Description: HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL, FULLY WORKING, BATTERY OPERATED, SMOKING TIN TUGBOAT FROM MARUSAN SHOTEN, LTD. IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX. THIS TIN, FULLY WORKING TUGBOAT HAS NEVER BEEN FLOATED (PLACED INTO THE WATER).... EVER! THIS HAS BEEN IN MY COLLECTION FOR OVER 4 DECADES NOW. IT WAS, AT ONE TIME, IN MY DADS POSSESSION AS HE ONCE REPRESENTED MARUSAN SHOTEN LTD. (AND OTHERS TOY MANUFACTURES) A FEW DECADES AGO WHEN HE WAS A PRINCIPAL OF A TOY DISTRIBUTER ONCE LOCATED IN NYC. AS A CHILD FROM A FAMILY WITH FOUR (4) SIBLINGS, MY DAD BROUGHT HOME, LITERALLY, A STATION WAGEN FULL OF DIFFERENT TOYS EVERY OTHER WEEK! UNBEKNOWNST TO US BACK THEN, WE AS A FAMILY, BECAME HIS BETA~TESTERS. AS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST TESTERS, IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS DAY EVERY OTHER WEEK ALL YEAR ROUND!! OVER THE DECADES, I NOT ONLY PLAYED AROUND AND TESTED THESE NEW ARRIVALS, I ALSO STARTED TO WORK ON AND REPAIR SOME OF HIS RETURNS. ALTHOUGH, I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT ON REPAIRING AND USING THESE NOW VINTAGE TOYS, I AM FAR FROM YOUR EVERY DAY NOVICE! I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THESE TOY WERE MADE BACK THEN AND I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR THE US ZONE OF GERMANY AND WESTERN GERMANY TIN TOYS. EVEN THOUGH THIS TIN TUGBOAT WAS/IS MADE IN JAPAN, SAN AKA MARUSAN SHOTEN, LTD., THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN MAKING WORKING TOYS BACK IN THE DAY. BELOW IS AN EMBEDDED VIDEO OF THIS EXACT SAN SMOKING TIN TUGBOAT WHICH IS BEING OFFERED HERE. PLEASE TAKE THE ADDED TIME TO REVIEW THIS VIDEO. FOR IT DOES A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU ALL OF THE FEATURES AND THE OVERALL SUPERIOR CONDITION OF THIS TIN TUGBOAT: Watch Video Video will open in a new window Using the eBay App? Paste link into a browser window: THESE VINTAGE BATTERY OPERATED TUGBOATS RARELY APPEAR HERE ON EBAY .... AND WHEN THEY DO, MORE OFTEN THEN NOT THEY ARE EITHER "UNTESTED" OR "FOR PARTS" AS THEY RARELY SEEM TO FULLY WORK. WITH THIS EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE THE EXCEPTION!! IT'S NOT ONLY GREAT LOOKING, WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION .... IT'S ACTUALLY 100% ORIGINAL AND COMPLETELY AND FULLY OPERATIONAL (AS PICTURED AND VIDEOED)!! YOU HAVE NO RUST, DINGS, DENTS, CORROSION, BREAKS OR REPAIRS FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS TUGBOAT. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO WATCH THE ABOVE EMBEDDED VIDEO ... THIS WAY YOU YOURSELF CAN JUDGE IT'S OVERALL CONDITION AND WORKING FUNCTIONS OF THIS RARE, FULLY OPERATIONAL, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED SMOKING TUGBOAT. THIS TIN TUGBOAT COMES TO YOU IN THREE (3) PIECES, AS PICTURED, WHICH REQUIRE ABOUT A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL YOU SEE HERE IS ORIGINAL TO THIS SAN TUGBOAT .... EVEN IT'S BOX IS ORIGINAL! SPEAKING OF IT'S BOX, ON THE UNDERSIDE YOU HAVE HAND WRITTEN BY MY MOTHER "XMAS 1960" IN PENCIL, AS THIS WAS A GIFT TO MY BROTHER. THIS BOX DOES SHOW SOME WEAR AND SOME BOX RASH. IT ALSO HAS SOME WATER DAMAGE FROM MY FAMILIES EPIC WATER GUN FIGHT BACK IN THE EARLY 1970'S. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT CLAIM THIS TIN SAN TUGBOAT IS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), WHICH IT IS NOT. I AM HOWEVER CLAIMING THAT THIS VINTAGE, BOXED SAN TIN TUGBOAT FROM SAN/MARUSAN SHOTEN, LTD. IS 100% ORIGINAL, COMPLETE AND WORKING EXACTLY AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DO .... ALL THIS, WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX!! YOU WILL RECEIVE, FROM ME ALL WHICH IS PICTURED, VIDEOED AND DISCUSSED HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAYS MESSAGING AND ONCE I READ YOUR MESSAGE, I WILL RESPOND IN KIND. THIS RARE, VINTAGE, SMOKING, FULLY WORKING, TIN & BOXED TUGBOAT FROM SAN WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA THE USPS GROUND SERVICE (IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE YOU SOME MONEY OVER PRIORITY MAIL). IT WILL BE WELL PACKAGED FOR IT'S JOURNEY TO IT'S NEW HOME. I PURCHASE ALL OF MY SHIPPING LABELS THROUGH EBAY (IF POSSIBLE). THIS WAY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS AUTOMATICALLY PLACED INTO YOUR EBAY SALES RECORD. FOR MY INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS, THIS WILL BE SENT THROUGH EBAYS NEWLY REVISED AND RENAMED "INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PROGRAM". THIS NEWLY NAMED PROGRAM HAS REPLACED THEIR OLD "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM GSP". IN ADDITION TO A NAME CHANGE, THEY HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THEIR ROOSTER TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES WHICH THEY NOW DELIVER TO. SO IN THE PAST, IF EBAY DID NOT DELIVER GOODS TO YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE CHECK AGAIN FOR THEY MIGHT JUST DO SO NOW. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR TARIFFS WHICH MIGHT BE COLLECTED BY YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PRIOR TO, OR AT THE TIME OF THE DELIVERY. THIS IS A NEW STORE FOR ME AS I ONCE SOLD UNDER GEM.BROTHER.911 AND I HAVE LITERALLY A THOUSAND PLUS ADDITIONAL TOYS TO LIST. I HAVE TOYS FROM TECHNOFIX, BANDAI, NOMURA, ALPS, SCHUCO, MASUDAYA, TAIYO, TPS AND SO MANY MORE!! I OPTED TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY, GET MARRIED AND TO STRENGTHEN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY WIFE. BUT, NOW I AM BACK AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS +, I HAVE BEEN PULLING OUT, INSPECTING, TESTING AND USING ALL OF THESE COOL, VINTAGE ITEMS FROM MY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE DAILY (HOPEFULLY) SO BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS IN THE PAST, MY LISTINGS DO SELL OFF PRETTY QUICKLY AS I ONLY LIST WORKING TOYS!! SOON, I WILL BE IN A LISTING FRENZY AS IT WILL TAKE ME SOME TIME TO WARM UP ONCE AGAIN! DURING MY ABSENCE, I HAVE BEEN TESTING AND GOING THROUGH MY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION GETTING THEM READY FOR THIS DAY/TIME! I THINK THE LISTING FRENZY HAS STARTED.....LOL. FYI, THIS TUGBOAT IS 12.5 INCHES (32CM) IN LENGTH, 4 INCHES (10CM) WIDE AND 5.5 INCHES (14CM) TALL WITHOUT THE SMOKE STACK AND 6 INCHES (15.2CM) TALL WITH IT. JOE ITEM LOCATION: 4A. [isdntekvideo]

Price: 229 USD

Location: Coventry, Rhode Island

End Time: 2025-02-02T17:31:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 16 USD