ALPS, VINTAGE, TIN PICNIC BEAR THAT ACTUALLY POURS LIQUID! STILL WORKING, WithBOX

IT DRINKS MODEL/TOY WHICH IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WITH IT'S ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE INSERT & INSTRUCTIONS AND IS 100% FULLY OPERATIONAL! LUIOB = L IGHTLY U SED I N O RIGINAL B OX. THIS HAD BEEN STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 5 DECADES OR HAVE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY! HAVING HUNDREDS (TO THOUSANDS) OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY.

9 5 % OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS ALPS PICNIC BEAR IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE! THIS MODEL IS A GOOD SIZE OF AROUND 10 INCHES TALL (25CM) AND IS IN ALL AROUND EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE. AS WITH ALL BATTERY OPERATED MODELS/TOYS, THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO INSTALL THE BATTERIES! TAKES TWO (2) SIZE "D" BATTERIES WHICH ARE INSTALLED VIA THE BASE OF THIS.

THE "ON/OFF"SWITCH IS LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THIS. PICNIC BEAR, TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.

THIS IS A GREAT MODEL/TOY TO WATCH AS IT DOES EXACTLY AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DO AND THAT IS AS FOLLOWS: ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED THE BATTERIES INTO THE VERY CLEAN BATTERY COMPARTMENT, YOU THEN PLACE THIS DOWN ON A FIRM AND LEVEL SURFACE. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK ONE OR BOTH OF THE HANDS ON YOUR INITIAL SET-UP (MORE ON THIS LATER), BUT, ONCE IT'S TUNED IN... SWITCH IT ON AND WATCH THE ACTION.... AT FIRST, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE EYES LIGHT UP. THEN HE WILL LIFT HIS RIGHT ARM UP IN A MOTION TO POUR THE LIQUID FROM THE BOTTLE TO THE CHALLIS/CUP.

OBVIOUSLY, AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO LIQUID WITHIN THIS MODEL AND NOW IS WHEN YOU ADD A VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF WATER INTO THE CHALLIS/CUP. THIS TAKES A LITTLE GETTING USE TO, AS YOU NEED TO POUR ABOUT A QUARTER TO A HALF OF AN OUNCE OF LIQUID (PREFERABLY WATER) INTO THE WHITE CHALLIS/CUP WHEN IT'S IN THE LOWEST POSITION. YOU CAN ALSO TURN THIS OFF AT THIS TIME AND ADD THE WATER.....

BUT, YOU'LL HAVE TO TOP THIS OFF ONCE THE WATER GETS RECYCLED AS YOU HAVE TO FILL THE VOID, THE FIRST TIME AROUND. NOW WITH THE SYSTEM LOADED WITH WATER, YOU SWITCH IT ON AND YOU WILL SEE THAT WATER FILLS THE BOTTLE UP WHEN THE BEAR RAISES THIS LEFT ARM TO TAKE A SIP... VIA GRAVITY, THE WATER FOLLOWS A TUBE DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CHALLIS/CUP... DOWN HIS LEFT ARM AND ACROSS HIS BACK AND THEN IT FLOWS DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM BACK INTO THE BOTTLE. WHEN THE BEAR GOES TO LIFT HIS LEFT ARM TO TAKE A SIP, THE CHALLIS/CUP ACTUALLY FORCES HIS HEAD BACK WHEN THE ARM REACHES IT PEAK! HERE HIS HEAD GOES BACK AND FORTH TWO (2) TIMES...

LIKE HE'S CHUGGING IT! AT THIS POINT, HIS RIGHT ARM IS NOW AT THE HIGHEST POINT SO AS TO ALLOW THE WATER TO TRAVEL DOWN HILL.... HE THEN LOWERS HIS LEFT ARM AND HIS HEAD COMES FORWARD ONCE MORE.

THEN HIS RIGHT ARM RAISES AND TILTS IN, SO TO ALLOW THE WATER TO POUR OUT OF THE BOTTLE AND BACK INTO THE CHALLIS/CUP ONCE MORE. ALL THIS TIME, BOTH OF HIS EYES ARE LIT UP! THIS CYCLE CONTINUES INDEFINITELY, OR WHEN EVER YOU POWER IT DOWN. PICNIC BEAR, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK ONE OR BOTH OF HIS HANDS/ARMS AS THE INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONS DO POINT OUT. CHANCES ARE YOU WON'T HAVE TO, BUT, IF IT DOES SPILL...

EVEN A PARTIAL OF A DROP, YOU NEED TO TWEAK IT. PICNIC BEAR, WHEN CORRECTLY TUNED IN, WILL NOT SPILL ANY WATER AT ALL!!

IN TIME IT WILL EVAPORATE AND I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU EMPTY IT AFTER EACH AND EVERY USE TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL CONDITION. AS WITH ALL OF THESE VINTAGE "POURING" NOVELTIES, THE ORIGINAL TUBE WAS MADE OUT OF VINTAGE RUBBER AND OVER THE DECADES IT DRIED UP AND VIRTUALLY SHATTERED INTO HUNDREDS OF TINY CHARD'S. THESE PIECES HAVE ALL BEEN REMOVED AND A NEW "SURGICAL TUBE" HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND HAS TAKEN IT'S PLACE. I HAVE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE DO THIS REPAIR AS HE IS A CERTIFIED PORSCHE MASTER TECHNICIAN AND IS MUCH MORE PATIENCE WITH THIS PROCEDURE THEN I COULD EVER BE!

SO YOU NEED NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS EVER LEAKING ON YOU! AND AT THE TIME WHEN I TAKE MY PICTURES, NOT ONLY DO I INSPECT THESE ITEMS/REPAIRS REALLY WELL, I ALSO TEST THEM THOROUGHLY SO WE BOTH KNOW THAT WHAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME IS 100% AS DESCRIBED ON THE ORIGINAL BOX AND IN THE LISTING HERE.

I HAVE A FEW LISTED AT THIS TIME AND A FEW MORE DIFFERENT MODELS/TOYS/ITEMS TO LIST AS WELL. YOU HAVE NO RUST OR CORROSION WITHIN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ITSELF.

YOU DO HAVE A SMALL SUPERFICIAL AREA OF RUST LOCATED NEAR THE LOCK ON THE TIN BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR DECADES AND HAS GOTTEN NO WORSE. THE BASE IS TIN AND HAS SOME COOL GRAPHICS DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY.

YOU HAVE NO AREAS OF CONCERN HERE AS THIS BASE IS AS NEW. THE LIGHTS OR HIS EYES ARE ORIGINAL AND HAVE ALWAYS WORKED AS HAVE ALL OF THE ACTIONS.

THE BODY OF THE BEAR IS MADE FULLY OUT OF TIN AND THEN COVERED WITH THIS FUR LIKE MATERIAL. THIS IS ALSO FULLY ORIGINAL AND HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED!!

THE SURGICAL TUBING HAS BEEN SNAKED THROUGH THE SLEEVES AND THE BEARS BACK, THUS ALLOWING THE FUR TO STAY INTACT AND ATTACHED! THIS IS A VERY RARE THING TO LOCATE ONE OF THESE THAT WORK PERFECTLY AND AS DESIGNED!

ADD TO THIS FACT THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF A KEEPER! THE ORIGINAL BOX IS PRESENT AND HAS THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED. THE LID AND BASE DOES HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEAR, BUT HAS NO ADDED TAPE OR GLUE ANYWHERE ON THEM. THIS BOX FOUND ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF MY TOWERS OF TOYS AND AS SUCH, IT HAS A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THE LID. YOU HAVE ONE TEAR ON ONE OF THE SEAMS AND A COUPLE OF SMALL PUNCTURES ON BOTH THE LID AND BASE.

THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL SHARP AND EASY TO SEE AND READ, IT DISPLAYS NICELY. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT SE CTION OF THIS LISTING.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME AS THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING! I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!

I LOVE THIS ONE, "I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS MODEL AS I HAVE NO BATTERIES OF THIS SIZE"!! AFTER ALL, HOW HARD IS IT TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES OR TO WIND UP A MODEL?? PRETTY DAMN EASY IF YOU ASK ME. IS FULLY TESTED AND WILL BE ONCE AGAIN, PRIOR TO ME PACKAGING THIS UP. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!

IN LIGHT BROWN IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL/TOY AND OF AN ERA THAT HAS LONG PASSED US BY. A GOLD T/RATED PSELLER WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME.

I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND. I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY.

I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU...... AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION. THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL. DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON E-BAY! IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S...

I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW! I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL.

ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS LIGHTLY USED, FULLY TESTED AND WORKING, ALPS "PICNIC BEAR IT DRINKS" IN ITS FACTORY ORIGINAL BOX, WITH INSERT & INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST..... This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Electronic, Battery & Wind-Up\Battery Operated\Pre-1970".911" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Custom Bundle: No
Location: 4F.
Age Level: 3-4 Years
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Material: TIN (PRESSED METAL) COVERED BY A FUR LIKE MATERIAL
Year: CIRCA MID TO LATE 1960'S.
Brand: ALPS SHOJI LTD.
Gender: UNISEX & COLLECTORS.
Theme: BEAR
Character Family: NONE