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One of the interesting aspects of Marx was Charmore. Charmore was  a company established by Louis Marx  to help out his general friends. It may have been set up for tax purposes.  The company did cosmetics and also issued the Marx … Continue reading →

Be careful what you find, a couple in Detroit Michigan found child pornography in their storage unit they bought. They reported it to the police and  took it home.  The husband is now arrested for possession  of child pornography. Sales … Continue reading →

  For those of you going to OTSN, the show is only two months away. At the moment the only new figures we know of are TSSD’s Alamo figures and Austin Miniatures Western figures. It will be interesting to hear … Continue reading →

Recently I picked up a silver Space Cannon. Does anyone know what specific playset (Tom Corbett, Rex Mars etc.)it comes from? I am not strong on what playset certain items went in. I have always been a parts man with … Continue reading →

Back in 1967, a buddy and I went to see a movie called “Torture Garden”. It was series of short horror films with Jack Palance and Burgess Meredith others in them. Each patron got a packet of fright seeds. Sometime … Continue reading →

Our good friend Brian Johnson sent us an EBay listing for a Marx Canadian Flag that was done in Canada. The only problem is the flag was not design until 1965. Brian emailed the seller and informed them of the … Continue reading →

Marx did a series of six 54mm figures for the race track. This set was done for a slot car set. Looking at Kent Sprecher’s web site Kent notes that there are two versions soft plastic and hard plastic. I seem to … Continue reading →

Somebody is going to be shocked I actually like issue 70 of Playset Magazine. The article “The Alternative History Western Towns” had lots of new information for me. While I had seen a number of the sets over the years, there … Continue reading →