Toy space vehicle, astronaut and packaging, plastic and cardboard, manufactured by Rovex Tri-ang Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., Hong Kong, ca. 1969.

Plastic rocket and astronaut in cellophane bubble pack with cardboard backing. The rocket has a pink cylindrical body and wings with silver tail. Three pairs (one at the front, two at the back) of black plastic wheels are attached underneath on thin metal wire axles. A sticker with black text reading 'Needle' and 'Probe' is attached to the left and right wings. The astronaut is gold in colour, dressed in a space suit, standing on a base with the right arm raised holding a globe-shaped instrument, with a pistol in the left. The cardboard backing is printed in a design showing the cratered surface of a moon in light blues, pinks and greens in the bottom-right corner, stars down the right side and text on the left side. The reverse of the backing lists the different models available in the series, gives information about the series in six different languages and has four colour photographs of different products in the series.

This toy was manufactured by Rovex Tri-ang Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd. It was amongst the first products to be manufactured by Lines Bros. in Hong Kong. It is one of a series of 'interspace miniatures' space toys produced by Lines Bros. in the late 1960s. The series was sold in a number of different markets around the world, including North America, where the range was released as Golden Astronaut toys.

This is just one example of the large range of toys and games that were produced from the 1950s onwards in response to the development of and interest in space exploration. Many of the design elements in the Spacex range reflect actual design solutions being proposed for the challenges of space travel.

Rovex Tri-ang Ltd. were a subsidiary company of Lines Bros. Ltd.

This space toy, representing a rocket and made of plastic, was manufactured by Rovex Triang Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., in Hong Kong in the late 1960s. It is one of a series of 'interspace miniatures' produced by Lines. It reflects the fascination, in the 1960s, with space travel, and many aspects of the Spacex range of vehicles reflect real-world design solutions proposed to face the challenges of space travel.

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