PUSHING TIN: United Boeing 727, Unknown Japanese Manufacturer

The Boeing 727 was a popular mid-size airliner with over 1800 produced from 1963 to 1984 and its popularity is reflected in the toy world as well. This ubiquitous aircraft is everywhere, and this is the fourth posting of a toy 727 on Toys & Stuff. Here's the other three and you can see how each manufacturer treats the subject:

-TT (Takatoku Toys) (Japan) Boeing 727 Pan Am Jetliner
-Marx American Airlines 727 Astro Jet
-Japan 'A' - Boeing 727 TWA

Courtesy: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Delta_Air_Lines_Boeing_727-200_N523DA.jpg

The manufacturer of the toy featured today is unknown, but as it is stamped 'MADE IN JAPAN' I'm assuming it was ummm made in Japan LOL. Okay, nuff kiddin' around - the jets overall design and 'look' are quite similar to the military cargo plane featured just a couple weeks ago on Sep 10th. It measures 11 1/2" (29.2cm) L x 11" (27.9cm) wingspan x 3 1/2" (8.9cm) H. Enjoy!

Japan - Kyowa Toy Co. Boeing 727 TWA (WAS Japan 'A' - Boeing 727 TWA)

***UPDATE 2023-12-27***

I may have posted this several years ago but by gosh, if new info arrives then it's always best to set the record straight. A few months after posting airliner, I posted a Greyhound bus by Kiowa and the manufacturer's logo was the same. Unfortunately I never actually caught it and the error slipped by me unnoticed. Sooo, to set the record straight, this nifty little airliner has been identified as Kiowa Toy Co. of Japan

It's been over a year since I've posted an airliner - guess it's time to get back in the groove. Here's a nice one from a Japanese company I'm calling 'A' and measures 10 1/2" (26.cm) L x 8 3/8" (21.3cm) WS x 2 3/4" (7cm) H. The problem is, when looking at the logo on the aircraft I'm pretty certain it's not really an 'A' but a Japanese character. After visiting several good websites with many toy manufacturer logos, this one is simply not mentioned or shown. I'll figure it out. In the meantime - Enjoy!