Last week reader and blog friend Arto visited Forssa toy fair and got this interesting plastic Telsalda 35mm camera. It says "Made in Hong Kong No. 201", on the inner rim.
Googling it, myself and Arto agreed it was the same as the more common Rayline toy camera gun.
The Rayline version was released on a blister card as Secret Camera Gun 7.
It was also available in the 1965 Rayline Secret Agent 707 Counter Spy Set, an unlicensed Man from Uncle knockoff.
This Rayline Counter Spy set appears to have been 'inspired' by the licensed Marx UNCLE Counterspy Outfit. This is its display as featured on Worthpoint.
In the mid-Noughties I set about putting together this set in its official card box, which I blogged about on MC previously in 2013, when I got everything I had out on the garden table.
Despite further googling, neither Arto nor myself could find any further info or images of his new TELSALDA version of the camera gun.
Can you?
You do find the most interesting stuff over there Arto! Its unfair! Bill
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. It was Telsalda that caught my eye, but I did not know it was that unusual.
ReplyDeleteLooking it up I came across Telsalda of London's SPY fashion range for adults, all black plastic coats. Proper clothes!
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