Vintage Marx
Vintage Marx

Collecting Toy Soldiers - Marx Playsets
Marx playsets are among the most in demand and sought after collectors' items today. Collecting vintage toys is one interesting hobby; collecting items from Louis Marx and Company makes the activity further interesting and worthwhile. To date, there is a rising number of people who are into buying and collecting the toy soldiers and playsets made by them.
Marx playsets had been among the most sought after and well known toy sets, particularly for their toys created during the 50's, the 60's and the 70's. In those days, every active little boy would have included the toy soldiers and the supporting playsets and other accessories in their Christmas and gift-giving wish lists. Your dad or your grand dad probably would be able to tell you their childhood tales about playing with and enjoying their favorite Marx playsets.
Marx playsets are collections of action or military figures and adjoining accessories. The toy soldiers and other figures were given their own miniature environments and accessories so that they could be played with and enjoyed by kids who liked to set up their own miniature battlegrounds or western towns. In the past, such playsets were played individually or along with other kids.
Usually, the themes of such playsets were war-related, depicting soldiers' from different time periods as well as various famous battlefield engagements. But there were also lots of western themed playsets that were very popular as many of them were based on hit tv shows on the period.
Collecting Marx playsets is truly one of the most interesting hobbies people have today. The vintage playsets can frequently be found individually or through sets at online auctions sites. There are also modern re-issues to consider as well -- usually poured from the same molds as the originals. But usually vintage Marx playsets are more expensive and are more valuable to serious collectors.
Toy soldiers and other playset pieces were usually made of various metals, which is very characteristic of the toy industry prior to World War II. But as the war effort ramped up, Louis Marx and Company started producing their toys in sturdy plastic. Both the plastic and Metal Figures are highly collectible today though, so it just depends on how you want to focus your collection.
About the Author
Jenni Kerala is a writer, collector and Ebay addict who loves to find interesting and beautiful collectibles - especially vintage and antique items - on the online marketplace. You Can shop her site for Marx playsets and other Vintage Toy soldiers.
Where can I find the Marx Rabbit hunt game?
This is a vintage game that my dad had when he was young 1950's I would really love to give this to him for Christmas
I am not sure if there is one here but I found this site:
http://www.toysofthepast.com/page2.html
Hope it helps.
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Duck Soup Movie Poster the Marx Brothers Rare Vintage 4 Sale Price: $5.99 |
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Approximately 12x18 in. Will ship in a tube |
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THE Cocoanuts Movie Poster the Marx Brothers Vintage 1 Sale Price: $5.99 |
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Approximately 12x18 in. Will ship in a tube |
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Hooray for Hollywood: Original 1930-1957 Recordings (RCA) [Vinyl LP] Sale Price: $12.99 Used From: $10.39 |
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VINYL LP! Hooray For Hollywood Starring Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Deanna Durbin, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Allan Jones, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Harpo Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Eleanor Powell, Ginger Rogers, Mickey Rooney and Ann Sothern. Original 1930-1957 Recordings! 1972 RCA Vintage Series Compilation! Fold-Open Gatefold Cover Includes Extensive Notes On Each Track! Remastered by Don Miller. TRACKS: A1. I Used to Be Color Blind (Ginger Rogers); A2. Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola (I Am the Glamorous Lola) (Marlene Dietrich); A3. Alone (Allan Jones); A4. I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak (Joan Crawford); A5. Got a Bran' New Suit (Eleanor Powell); A6. All I Want Is Just One (Fred MacMurray); A7. Paradise (Dorothy Lamour); A8. When April Sings (Deanna Durbin); B1. Something's Gotta Give (Fred Astaire); B2. I'm Gonna File My Claim (Marilyn Monroe); B3. Mary's a Grand Old Name (James Cagney); B4. It's Oh So Quiet! (Betty Hutton); B5. That Certain Feeling (Bob Hope); B6. The Saga of Jenny (Ann Sothern); B7. Stardust (Harpo Marx); & B8. I Couldn't Be More in Love (Mickey Rooney). |
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Classic Double Feature Groucho-Chico-Harpo Marx Bros. Go West The Big Store Sale Price: $3.14 Used From: $0.32 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Side A: Go West, Side B: The Big Store Special Features:Side A: Vintage Shorts: Pete Smith Specialty quicker 'n a wink, Fitzpatrick Traveltalk Cavalcade of San Francisco and the cartoon The Milky Way, Leo is on the Air Radio Promo Side B: Vintage Short Flicker Memories and vintage cartoon officer pooch audio musical, outtake: Where There's Music |
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Classic Toy Commericals of the 60's: Vintage Commercials From Ideal, Marx, Mattel, Remco, Parker Brothers, Hasbro and More... Sale Price: $14.95 |
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Take a trip down memory lane with this great collection of over 60 vintage toy commercials. The commercials mostly aired on television in the 1960s and includes many childhood greats like early Barbie commercials, GI Joe, Mr Potato Head and many others. The commercials in this collection represent classics from Ideal, Marx, Mattel, Remco, Parker Bother, Hasbro and many other toy manufacturers. Here is a partial list of the toys included on this DVD: American Flyer, Astro Base, Automatic Car Wash, Autorama, Barbie And Ken, Barbie Dreamhouse, Beautiful Chrissy, Cap Gun, Cap Pistol, Carry All Action Play Sets, Coney Island Penny Machines, Creepy Crawlers, Daredevil Trick Track, Drive In Theater, Fighter Jet, Flying Superman, Frogmen, Funny Bones, Gaylord, Gi Joe, Giant Wheel, Great Garloo, Johnny Rep Cannon, Lie Detector Game, Lionel Science Sets, Major Matt Mason, Man In Space, Mattel Talking Dolls, Mr Potato Head, Multi Pistol, Mystery Date, Patty Play Pal, Robot Commando, Sonar Sub Hunt, Sonic Blaster, Sound O Power, Super Spy Attache Case, The Best Of The West, Thunderstreak, Tiger Joe Tank, Tiny Tiny Tears Baby, Union Station, Whirlybirds, And Many More... This DVD has a runtime of approximately 1 hour 14 minutes. |
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Retro Red Plastic Motorcycle and Rider 1:24 Scale ~ Toysmith Reissue of 1948 Thomas Toy Sale Price: $2.99 |
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Toysmith Retro Motorcycle and Rider. Motorbike is hard red plastic with black wheels and rider is soft blue plastic. Nicely made with medium detail and no flashing. Approximately 1/24th scale and packaged in an attractive retro box. The first plastic motorcycle was introduced by the Thomas Manufacturing Corporation in 1948. It was an instant hit and millions were sold. This is a faithful reproduction of this American Classic. |
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Retro Plastic Motorcycle with Sidecar and Rider 1:24 Scale ~ Toysmith Reissue of 1950 Thomas Toy Sale Price: $4.99 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Toysmith Retro Motorcycle with Sidecar and Rider. Motorbike is hard blue plastic with black wheels and rider is soft red plastic. Nicely made with medium detail and no flashing. Approximately 1/24th scale and packaged in an attractive retro box. The first plastic motorcycle was introduced by the Thomas Manufacturing Corporation in 1948. It was an instant hit and millions were sold. A motorcycle with sidecar was added to the line in 1950. This is a faithful reproduction of this American Classic. |
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Other Plays List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $8.57 Used From: $6.19 Average Rating: ![]() |
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These three plays are set in a town in Galway so blighted by rancor, ignorance, and spite that, as the local priest complains, God Himself seems to have no jurisdiction there.The Beauty Queen of Leenane portrays ancient, manipulative Mag and her virginal daughter, Maureen, whose mutual loathing may be more durable than any love. In A Skull in Connnemara, Mick Dowd is hired to dig up the bones in the town churchyard, some of which belong to his late and oddly unlamented wife. And the brothers of The Lonesome West have no sooner buried their father than they are resuming the vicious and utterly trivial quarrel that has been the chief activity of their lives."[McDonagh is] the most wickedly funny, brilliantly abrasive young dramatist on either side of the Irish Sea.... He is a born storyteller."--New York Times |
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy List Price: $23.80 Sale Price: $19.00 Used From: $3.37 Average Rating: ![]() |
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Capital, one of Marx's major and most influential works, was the product of thirty years close study of the capitalist mode of production in England, the most advanced industrial society of his day. This new translation of Volume One, the only volume to be completed and edited by Marx himself, avoids some of the mistakes that have marred earlier versions and seeks to do justice to the literary qualities of the work. The introduction is by Ernest Mandel, author of Late Capitalism, one of the only comprehensive attempts to develop the theoretical legacy of Capital. |
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Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx List Price: $17.00 Sale Price: $6.95 Used From: $2.50 Average Rating: ![]() |
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This definitive biography of one of the worldâs greatest comedians unflinchingly yet affectionately uncovers the man behind the cigar.Here is the amazing career of the man the world recognized as Groucho: the improbable disasters of the vaudeville years; the Marx Brothers, an act so funny W.C. Fields refused to follow it; the unprecedented Broadway success of The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers; the cinematic triumphs of Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera; and the marvelous come-back career as king of the game show hosts with You Bet Your Life. Here, too, is the man himself: a lonely middle child who aspired to be a doctor; a man who sabotaged three marriages; a father alternately indulgent and cruel. Intelligent and thorough, hilarious and sad, Groucho is a spectacular biography of the centuryâs most influential comedian. |
Vintage Marx Machine Gun 50 Cal US Army Toy w/ Box
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