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Love vintage battery operated toys? | At Uncle Al’s vintage toy shop, you’ll find the best vintage battery-operated toys and the parts to repair them.

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  • Battery-operated, remote-control Crane toy, made in Japan by SKK Toy. SKK would later collaborate with Bandai Toys to create some of the most detailed and mechanically diverse toys of that time. This toy has forward and reverse motion and crane performs lifting action, as well as directional steering via the corded remote. This toy is in excellent, fully working condition and is quite rare to find.
  • A 1960's Marx Bristol 188 XF926 Jet Aeroplane. A very clean battery-operated toy in excellent working condition. The Bristol 188 XF-926 Jet airplane was made in Japan and was modeled after an experimental aircraft designed by and made by the Bristol Aircraft Company in the 1950's. The toy engines "power up" and light up one after the other. The jet then taxis along for a short distance, stops and repeats. One of the many Marx battery operated fighting jets in amazing condition!
  • 1980's Universe Televiboat ME777 Space Toy. A clean tin litho battery operated toy in good working condition. Made in China.
  • This is a wonderful Alps 'Auto Doggie' Mustang convertible battery operated  car, made in Japan. The toy is a 'Bump N' Go multi directional mover. Auto Doggie is in excellent working condition with the original driver and a replacement dog. (The other dog ran away . . .) When the toy is in play, the car moves about the room and the doggie barks and makes a jumping movement in the passenger seat. It's a large toy measuring 14" long and 5" wide. It is in excellent working condition and is always in a glass cabinet on display in my collection.
  • Alps G-AMHK Helicopter w/original box is a battery-operated toy with multiple actions. The helicopter goes forward and reverse using the red buttons on the remote. There is a working light in the two-pilot cockpit. The top rotors and tail rotors work, and the green slide operates the front wheels for the steering feature. The toy measures 14" long and 6" high. This is an extremely authentic miniature version of the real Westland helicopter. The original box is in excellent condition with the exception of one corner split from age. From my personal aircraft collection.
  • This PLASTIC WING for the 1/10 scale battery operated Asahi Junior Toys Gold Leaf Lotus 49 Ford F-1 race car. The wing was created from a mold taken from an original toy part and is an exact copy of the original, perfect fitting and strong material. Many of these cars are missing this accessory and now there is this excellent replacement available from Uncle Al's Toys. Please note that this listing is for ONE WING ONLY - NO CAR. These parts are in stock and ready to ship!
  • A 1960's Aoshin ASC Batmobile battery operated toy Batmobile in excellent working condition. It's a 'Mystery Action', bump n' go style toy that requires two 'D' cell batteries for operation. Batman and Robin figures in the cockpit sit below the slow timed, flashing beacon light. A faster flashing light emits through the rocket tubes and red turbine lens in the rear. An extremely cool Batman collectible in beautiful shape!
  • Comet Monorail Battery Operated Toy, TN Nomura Japan is in excellent working condition. This toy comes complete with metal track and the original box. The Monorail car operates on 'D' cell batteries. It features forward and reverse action and has red and green lights which correspond with the movement. The track layout is approximately 20" by 30". The Monorail car is suspended by the metal uprights and wire track that snap together to form the layout. The litho is bright and crisp and shows very light playwear overall. This toy was produced in the 1950's in Japan due in part to the popularity of the Disneyland Theme Park Monorail in California. It can be played with or used as an attractive display piece.
  • Windsor Drinkers savings bank with the original box. A battery-operated toy produced in the 1960s. The toy is complete with the rare, original coin. Watch the man at the bar take a drink when the coin slides into the register. This toy is in excellent working condition.
  • TN Nomura Firefly Bug No. 4634 magic action battery operated toy with bump and go action. Slide the switch to the "On" position and watch the firefly move around with the tail light blinking and the clear, tinted wings flapping. Firefly requires one 'D' cell battery inserted into the base. Firefly Bug comes with the original box in fair condition. The toy has beautiful lithography and colors and is in excellent working condition. Please watch our YouTube video to see Firefly in action!
  • Road rage racer toy

    <p>Gemmy Road Rage Racer , Orange Hair NIB Battery operated zany toy! As you shift through the gears, the driver shakes and shimmies, and makes a ridiculous sound of a guy imitating a car engine sound going through the shifting gears. Really quite comical and a fun gift for your car enthusiast. This toy is brand new in unplayed condition and never removed from the box.
  • Gemmy Road Rage Racer, BLUE Helmet driver, NIB Battery operated zany toy! As you shift through the gears, the driver shakes and shimmies, and makes a ridiculous sound of a guy imitating a car engine sound going through the shifting gears. Really quite comical and a fun gift for your car enthusiast. This toy is brand new in unplayed condition and never removed from the box. Blue Helmet driver is quite rare!
  • Ha Ha Toys recreation of the iconic Linemar Lantern Robot, mint in the box. The lantern robot has lighted eyes and a lighted lantern in his hand. Fill him with the white powder included and he 'puffs' out the powder while he walks and swings his lantern! Beautiful toy in new, unplayed with condition. The box was only opened to photograph the item.
  • Horikawa Space Explorer Robot aka TV Robot is in very nice, working condition. The robot walks with a lighted space scene in his chest and spinning, shoulder mounted antenna.
  • Kanto Battery Operated Space Patrol - Replica Tower and Radar Dish, available ONLY through Uncle Al! - You won't find a more accurate, perfect fitting replica tower anywhere else. An outstanding original was borrowed for reference in the dimensioning, fit and color of this replica and it installs just as the original - an easy installation that you can do yourself with my instructions. The Kanto Space Patrol vehicle is one of the most highly sought after space toy collectibles and many times is missing this critical detail part. My re-creation is made exactly like the original 10 piece part. It comes painted in the correct colors and installs in minutes. This part is hand made to order, so please allow a minimum of two weeks for assembly prior to shipping. Another fine part available nowhere else!
  • Leader Jumbo Jet Airplane Toy

    $86.25 IL Sales Tax 8%
    See and hear the big bird in action. Watch it load and unload as it prepares for takeoff with roaring sounds and flashing lights. One of my favorite toys to display and operate for family and guests at Christmas, during the 1980's.  This is also one of the first Chinese battery toys to enter the US market. An awesome toy that has only been owned and operated by me!
  • A wonderful Marusan, Japan Sunbeam Motorcycle with Sidecar battery-operated toy in excellent, fully working condition. The Sunbeam operates with two 'D' cell batteries inserted into the sidecar. The sidecar switch operates the headlight, red license plate, taillight and the front running light. Upon battery insertion and without operating the light switch, power is instantly available to the electric motor to power the bike. The bike operates by switch movement on the gas tank. First gear is slow speed, second gear for higher speed and neutral or 'off'. The front fork is steerable and can be positioned for straight or circular motoring direction. These were very sensitive and fragile toys and most became shelf displays due to mishandling. This toy has been thoroughly checked and adjusted for superior function. Truly a delight and a must have for motorcycle collectors and enthusiasts alike!
  • Marx Linemar Feeding Bird Watcher Battery Operated Toy is in excellent, 100% complete working condition. Baby birds chirp with opening beaks while mother bird swings in from her limb perch to drop worm breakfast to the little ones. A very vivid and imagination driven toy for all ages! Feeding Bird Watcher operates on two 'D' cell batteries installed in the base.
  • Marx Pete the Parrot This Marx Pete the talking Parrot toy from the 1960's comes to you in nearly flawless, mint condition with the original box, hang tag and instruction sheet. This awesome battery-operated toy requires 3 D cell batteries and one 9 volt battery for the talking feature. This is one of the first battery operated toys to feature the use of transistors for operation. The voice recording mechanism utilizes the 9 volt battery. Pressing one of the buttons on the base allows you to record a special message. After the recording is completed, pressing the button again plays back your message and actuates Pete's beak, eyes and head movement to imply Pete speaking with your voice. These toys are almost never seen in this virtually unplayed with condition. The original box lid has a bit of damage and the missing pieces of the front are included should you wish to have the box repaired. This is a beautiful and outstanding collectible toy.
  • Marx Plush Bengali Tiger, Remote Control, Battery Operated in excellent working condition. Check out the video of this growling prowling tiger. The tiger is near mint with a complete bright fur covering and clean remote control battery box. The whiskers are original, and the Marx logo sticker is attached to his belly. Movements include a realistic walking action while his head moves from side to side, and a loud growl as he raises his head.
  • Masudaya Space Capsule 6 1960s Japan Green Suit, Japan in the 1960s. It is a large space toy with multiple actions: whistling noise, revolving flashing light, bump and go action, and the astronaut moves back and forth in his chair. The toy measures 10" long and 5.5" high. Battery operated. Works perfectly. This toy has been in my personal toy collection for almost 20 years and is in wonderful condition. Variations of this toy offer the astronaut figure in a RED space suit, which is the most common version and this one here, which is the astronaut in a GREEN space suit and is considered the rarer version.
  • Meridan Kidzlight LED Night Light. Item 10271. Color changing LED and soft continuous white glow. Long lasting LED with night sensor. These things are just awesome and extremely rare to find now. Because they are sealed LED units, they never seem to wear out. I first saw the Meridian UFO night light at my sister's house nearly 15 years ago, which prompted me to go in search of these lights for myself. I ended up purchasing all of the remaining lights I could find and haven't seen any more available for years now. These lights are brand new and come sealed in their original blister card packaging. A must have for your sci-fi, space toy enthusiast or collector!
  • This is a rare Walt Disney World, Epcot Mission Space X-2 Experimental Exploration Spacecraft battery-operated toy that was only available at the theme park gift shop many years ago, and the toy is no longer produced. There are three buttons on the back of the toy that make sound as well as flashing red LED lights in the engines and leading edges of wings and fins. I tried to capture the colors but they are much more vivid in person. An extremely well-made toy that also features an opening cockpit and retractable rolling landing gear. I have a demonstrator to play with and three in their original boxes for sale. These are highly sought after by space toy collectors and Disneyana collectors alike.
  • A Nikko USAF Fairchild C120 Friction Pack Plane tin litho toy in excellent, fully working condition. Nose doors open to reveal replacement tank and jeep vehicles. The propellors spin with friction action. There are push buttons that release the main wing segments for shipping and storage.
  • This is an extremely nice 1960's TN Nomura Piston Tractor with a lighted engine, very near mint in the original box. The toy features forward, neutral, reverse and stop settings with a turn of the chrome knob on top of the tractor. The clear engine block has a red light inside that waves back and forth, simulating busy action. The toy requires two 'D' cell batteries for operation. Please see our video of this toy in motion. The original box is in very good condition and comes with all of the original insert materials. This is an excellent choice for your construction toy collector.
  • Pan Am Boeing 747SP. Model No. 773BL Battery Operated Hong Kong 1980s. Flashing light and real engine sound. For ages 5 and over.
  • RARE, Energy Miser novelty toy was created by Poynter Products in 1978. The toy is battery operated. Check out the video and watch how the Energy Miser hand reaches out to turn off the switch handle each time it is turned on. An extremely hard to come by Poynter Products exclusive! This unit comes as shown, without its original box.
  • Sonsco Red Gulch Bar, Western Badman Battery Operated Toy in excellent working condition. The Western Badman, Red Gulch Bar battery operated toy is a great, all-time favorite and prized collectible by vintage battery toy enthusiasts. The toy operates with two 'D' cell batteries inserted into the base. The Red Gulch Bar, aka: Western Badman is from the 1950's and comes with three reproduction bottles and reproduction beer mug. Uncle Al has also re-created the Badman's holster and belt to the dimensions of the original toy!
  • Shooting Cowboy in a Barrel is a rare, battery-operated, wired remote-controlled tinplate toy made by Swallow Toys, Japan. Features 3 actions: the barrel moves forward; the cowboy raises up and shoots the guns that also light up. Then, he drops back into the barrel and moves a little closer to his target! This is a next to impossible to find, rare cowboy battery operated toy that becomes a hallmark piece for serious collectors!
  • Sonsco Red Gulch Bar, Western Badman Battery Operated Toy in mint condition. The Western Badman, Red Gulch Bar battery operated toy is a great, all-time favorite and prized collectible by vintage battery toy enthusiasts. The toy operates with two 'D' cell batteries inserted into the base. When the toy is activated, the desperado lifts his beer mug, gets 'red faced', turns his head and lifts his gun to take a shot at the bartender. The bartender swings to the side to avoid the shot while smoke exits the gun barrel. This is a continuous action toy in excellent working condition. Please watch our YouTube video of this marvelous toy in action! The Red Gulch Bar, aka: Western Badman is from the 1950's and comes with three mint whiskey bottles for atop the bar. The bottles are in the original bag. Be sure to check out the video! This is an extremely rare toy and hard to find with all original accessories.
  • A Smoky Bear remote-control, battery-operated toy made by SAN Co. (Marusan) of Japan in the 1950s. Smoky has 4 actions. He walks forward while raising and lowering his pipe. The pipe lights up and he exhales smoke from his mouth. The battery box is clean!  The body is plush with tin litho parts and accessories. Check out the video of this marvelous toy. As with many American copywritten, iconic names and institutions, Smokey the Bear was not immune from shameless hustle. Marusan got around the legal aspects of this by removing the 'e' from the Smokey name and by labeling the toy's hat with the word 'Pioneer', all the while mimicking the Smokey the Bear full wardrobe, complete with shovel! The ultimate in irony, Smoky Bear has a light up pipe and blows smoke like a chimney!
  • Extremely nice and mint in the box is this R-1 Robot 2003 Black Stripe Edition from Rocket USA and made in China. This robot is a large skirted robot that is defined by the black trim pieces that go down each side of the toy. This version is quite a bit harder to find than the subsequent R-1 robots to hit the market, including the 'Rescue Robot'. Very simple battery toy which features Bump n Go action, flashing top light and eyes and clasping hands. R-1 operates on two 'AA' size batteries. This toy comes in its original box with inserts. It was removed for these photographs only.
  • Rocket USA R-1 Robot 2003 in GRAY is made in China. This extremely nice and mint in the box robot is a large skirted robot that is defined by the black trim pieces that go down each side of the toy. This version is quite common to find and is a great addition to collecting ALL the R-1 Robots, including the Limited Edition Black Stripe, Bare Metal and 'Rescue Robot'. Very simple battery toy which features Bump n Go action, flashing top light and eyes and clasping hands. R-1 operates on two 'AA' size batteries. This toy comes in its original box with inserts. It was removed for these photographs only.
  • Here is a mint condition Smoking Robot tin battery toy from the Schylling Collectors Series. The Smoking Robot has been a favorite among collectors for years, with its hefty stature, dual battery legs and thick smoking action. This toy has only been opened to photograph and is in perfect shape. It requires 2 'D' cell batteries for operation.
  • Super Space Giant Robot brand new in the box and ready for action! This battery operated robot stands 17" Tall and features a stop and go action and his chest door swings open displaying a blinking and shooting gun making a realistic shooting noise. This is a reproduction of the original. The trademark on the box is R.M. This item has been in storage and is in new condition.
  • Taiyo Wheel-A-Gear Robot Japan

    $1,437.50 IL Sales Tax 8%
    Vintage Taiyo Wheel-A-Gear Robot Japan in a very nice replica box. This very large (15" tall) battery operated robot has wonderful action as he walks and swings his arms, lighted moving eyes and visible spinning chest wheels that are belt driven. He operates on two 'D' cell batteries and is in extremely nice working condition. This is a very nice, RARE and LARGE robot for your collection!

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