In the realm of vintage space toys, you expect things like robots, rockets, lasers and perhaps even spacefaring dogs. However, among the lesser-known treasures of this era lies a peculiar creation: Yoshiya’s Space Elephant. Crafted in the early 1960s by KO Yoshiya in Japan, and powered by a clockwork mechanism, it moves with sparkling eyes to flapping ears, and a trunk that gracefully sways up and down. Unlike its more widely recognized counterpart, the Space Dog, Space Elephant remains a rare find, seldom seen in open markets . At nine inches from trunk to tail, it stands out as unique and whimsical reflection of its time.