CAPITAN BOY BY LILLY LEDY

I have always been a big fan of Eldon's BILLY BLASTOFF. Second only to Major Matt Mason in my bedroom moonbase when I was a kid, Billy was a constant companion and a brave astronaut. My Mum and Dad must have realised we were chums and got me a whole load of different sets in the Sixties like the Frogman and Builder.

 

 

It was and is the Astronaut set that most baby boomers remember though, so I was intrigued when I saw these pictures on Ebay. The toys were quite obviously from the Blastoff gene, but something had gone wrong. They are tiny! Just one and a half inches! Too small for most batteries!

 

 

Digging deeper I found that they were made by Mexico's prolific Lilly Ledy and the Billy baby is called CAPITAN BOY. Cute as a button! I've not been able to find anything more about this toy though. Was he licenced or did Lilly Ledy simply nick him off Eldon and point their miniaturising ray at him?