Unfortunately there is no book or list of originals from which to make comparisons. 2 is soft plastic (flexible rifle) but the original is hard plastic. For example, the reissue Davy Crockett statue in Fig. The good news about reissues is that most are a different type of plastic and in different colors than originals. First, we'll look at the Marx reissues then discuss look-alike pieces. In addition to the problem of reissued figures from original molds, there are also plastic figures made in entirely new molds that appear very similar to Marx figures. At that time, many molds were bought by American Plastics which has since then sold or leased the original molds to a number of U.S.
The original Marx company was sold to Quaker Oats in 1972 which in turn sold it to a European company, Dunbee-Comex, which went bankrupt in 1980. Original boxed sets with all the figures now sell on average for $400-$600 with rare sets priced from $1,000 to $4,000. These sets contained highly detailed plastic figures in historically accurate poses and uniforms plus large numbers of accessories and usually one or more metal buildings.
Over several hundred different sets and variations were made. Some typical examples are the American Civil War, Cape Canaveral, Davy Crockett, Zorro, Ben Hur, The Untouchables, and Wagon Train.
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Each set was designed with a particular historical theme or tied into a popular movie or television series.
Marx plastic figures and playsets reissues and new look-alikesįrom the late 1940s to 1976, Marx Toys produced a series of large elaborate playsets.
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