Marx Toy Figures from the Collection, this post will showcase various Marx Figures in the collection. Many of these figures are from my childhood. Others were acquired when I started to concentrate on plastic figures after collecting Boy Scout items as my main interest.
Marx Toy Figures from the Collection Childhood
When I was a child my parents got me various figures. I got the three inch Marx figures cowboys, Indians, and U.S. Army. They were not my favorites as they are bigger than my other figures. They have been reissued in Mexico.
The Marx 60mm Lone Ranger I got when I was in the hospital. I was there for 15 days with a kidney infection. With me were some my plastic figures to play with. Also the hospital had a few figures including the Marx lone Ranger and Tonto. When I got home I discovered the Lone Ranger and Tonto were mixed in with my figures. Since I could not send them back. I kept them.
When I started active collecting discover that there are variations. Looking at Kent Sprecher’s site there two walking Lone Ranger. Kent shows a no base figure while my figure has a base. There is also a mounted figure. The mounted figure in above photo was done by Lone Star.
More Marx Figures
Seth Adams was acquired when I bought some out of the box playsets. I saw a classifed ad in the paper and contacted the person. We made a date and I bought several playsets. I kept the character items from the Wagon Train. The funny thing owner held back the Flintstone Playset, which was fine with me as I had no interested.
I had to sell a display board which contained the Marx 60mm army figures. One figure I got back was the Chaplin.
The main reason I got the figure is the detail on this figure. The figure is reissued in Mexico.
Marx did candidates for 1968 which gave us a Nixon for president group. I have no information on Lyndon Johnson.
Finally, I picked up this figure recently. Someone had changed the sword to a rifle hand from the Mexican advancing rifle at the side. What do you think of this conversion?
In a battle scene of course you want figures that are actively fighting. The bugler fighting with sword is a great pose to begin with. With the musket or rifle he’s no longer actively fighting, though he may just be handing a re-loaded weapon to another soldier. It’s an interesting conversion.
I agree; one might have him rushing to action – as well. If I were to do the rifle swap, I’d have gotten rid of the bugle and kept the sword. However, it might be the case the sword broke off (it’s happened to a couple of mine – they quickly became artillerymen); in that case I think the rifle swap is a great solution and it is a pretty neat figure IMHO.
I think a pistol would be a great idea, too.
You did it again, Paul; my mind is working (not a bad thing overall).
Wayne
I did not do the conversion. What happen I was at a flea market and we on a table for $1.00
Paul, I meant thanks for sharing the picture. Not the first time (and probably not the last) something you’ve shared has given me ideas.
Is that horse by Marx ?
The horse is also Lone Star.
I’ve done several conversions of that figure just by cutting off his hand and giving him one with a pistol, shave off the scabbard, glue a holster on his right side and he’s at the Little Big Horn…