Major Matt Mason 1967 Figure White Rubber Silver Collar Black Cuffs NICE WIRES

Major Matt Mason 1967 Fig Mattel White Rubber Rare - Black Cuffs

Wow.  Was it REALLY only 4 years???!!  Yep...from the years 1967 to 1970, Mattel marketed and sold Mattel's Man in Space - Major Matt Mason!  And his accessories and cohorts, too. Standing only 6" tall, the white-suited astronaut fired up young boys imaginations at a time when Man was first landing on the moon.  While much of his initial design and accessories were based on actual NASA designs, Mattel obviously added a large fantasy,sci-fi element to the line.

This item is the extremely rare White Rubber version of Major Matt Mason.The initial release was molded in white rubber, silver painted cuffs, blue painted straps, large red dots on the arms and legs, and had its "bellows" joints painted black. After complaints that the black paint quickly rubbed off, Mattel began molding the figure in black rubber, over-painting the white and color areas.  This later variation is how over 95% of the Matts produced were made. UPDATE: Wow. This is THE first, black cuffs White Rubber figure we've seen. Just another variation in a long line of them!