Horikawa

Horikawa robots & toys

One of the most prolific makers of Japanese battery operated toys was the Horikawa (1959) company who used the trade logo SH. Horikawa sold literally hundreds of different tin robots, rockets and space stations.

In fact Horikawa sold so many different robots in the 1950's through 80's that new variations are being found regularly by collectors. While Horikawa is a well known name in Japanese toys, many don't realize that they were a wholesaler and not a manufacturer.

Most of their robots, as well as the toys of other famous companies, were actually made by the Metal House company of Tokyo. While virtually all of the well know Japanese robot and space toy sellers of the past no longer exist, Metal House still does. A family business which started before the war, Metal House still makes battery operated tin robots in limited quantities for collectors.

Horikawa was one of the most productive makers of Japanese battery operated toys. The company sold hundreds of different robots from the 1950s through the 1980s. The confusion is that most people do not know that Horikawa was a wholesaler and that the robots were actually made by the Metal House company of Tokyo...