Pair of Achan or Sony Boys from Sony, 1963
SILVER Seller in Modena, Italy
Pair of "Atchan" aka Sony Boy. Figure introduced by Sony in 1956, as a mascot for the launch of the first transistor device, appearing in advertisements for the TR-55. The pair consists of two slightly different variations. The smaller one is a softer plastic while the large one is a hard plastic. The Sony Boy character was used in numerous advertising campaigns until the early 1960s when he was retired.
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