Slugger Champions Wind-Up Boxing Toy

Two tin-plate fighters on a small platform, painted and printed in a 1960s palette with a slight gunmetal sheen. You wind a key in the side. The lucky fellas trade punches in a tight loop until someone dies…or just until the spring runs down a few seconds later.

The spec:

• Tin plate construction, printed with retro graphics
• Wind-up spring drive, no batteries
• Desk-toy size, sold as ornament for cafés, bistros and bars

A gift for: the dad still who tells everyone he ‘used to do boxing’ after one gym session in 1967.