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The Yoneya Toy Co. Ltd. was formed in Japan in 1950, and these days is more commonly referred to simply as Yone. The company used the trademark of a diamond lozenge around the letters SY throughout the 1950-’64 era when it produced a variety of tin plate toys, including various novelty items like

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