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Nakayama
Nakayama, also identified as Nakayama Gangu Seisakusho, was a Japanese maker of tinplate toys. Collectors identify its mark as a hollow letter N within a horizontally elongated oval. Recorded products include small friction-powered aircraft, among them a Cessna A-37 with several finishes and wing configurations, as well as wind-up helicopters. These surviving examples place Nakayama among Japan’s tin toy makers, though its production dates and wider range remain undocumented in the references available here.
- Countries
- Japan
- Locations
- Osaka, Japan
- Founders
- Unknown
The story of Nakayama
Nakayama, also known as Nakayama Gangu Seisakusho, is identified in specialist tin toy references as a Japanese maker. Its mark—a hollow N inside a horizontally elongated oval—distinguishes it from other Japanese firms whose names also begin with N. The documented products include a friction-powered Cessna A-37 in several color schemes, with variants that differ in their wingtip tanks and attachment, and wind-up helicopters including a Sikorsky S-55/UH-19B and a Vertol 107. The available references do not provide a company chronology, so Nakayama’s founding, production dates and later history remain undetermined.
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