Download or read book Marx Toys Sampler written by Michelle L. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new reference and price guide presents an informative 'personal' history of the former Marx Toys Company plant at Glen Dale, West Virginia, where many of the fondly remembered Marx Playsets, doll houses, and toy figures of the 'baby boomer' era were created and manufactured. More than just a catalogue of these ever-popular and eminently affordable toys, this book provides Marx toy collectors with new insights into the planning and production processes employed by the original 'king' of American toy makers. Included are insightful interviews with Glen Dale plant model maker and with the son of a Marx artist, along with previously unpublished photos of a number of Marx toy and figure prototypes. With publication authorised by the current owner of the Marx Toys trademark, this book provides a unique and valuable behind-the-scenes look into the production of one of America's premier toy manufacturers.
Download or read book Greenberg s Guide to Marx Toys 1923 1950 written by Maxine A. Pinsky and published by Greenberg Books. This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marx Toys written by Maxine A. Pinsky and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful toy robots, space ships, astronauts, and comic characters produced by the Louis Marx Company from the 1950s to the 1970s are described and shown in color and black and white photos. The toys were produced in tin or plastic and include wind-ups, battery powered toys, hoppers, and ramp walkers. Interviews with artists employed by the company add detail to this valuable text.
Download or read book Marx Toys 1999 written by Marx Toy LLC. and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Toys and American Culture written by Sharon M. Scott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
Download or read book Marx Toys written by Phillips New York (Auctioneers) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Alamo Playset written by Gary Toenges and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have revised my first publication to an 8.5" x 11" format. I have collected MARX Playsets for over thirty years. Until I retired they sat in my attic collecting dust. After I retired I dusted them off and set them up taking pictures which I then turned into books like this one. What I've learned from being a collector is this, at some point you have to do something with all this stuff. I've spent a lot of money over the years and in hindsight if a book like this one had been available I would have purchased it. It would have saved me money and work because setting these playsets were work and nothing like I remember as a kid playing with them. If you are a MARX toy enthusiast I believe you'll enjoy my books on these great toys. Thank you, Gary
Download or read book Marx Toys 75 written by Marx Toys (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memories of Marx Toys written by Roseanna Dakan Keller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in August 1919 in New York City by Louis Marx and his brother David, the company's aim was to "give customers more toy for less money." They were so successful in this venture, that at one time Marx Toys was the largest toy manufacturer in the world. The Glen Dale facility, in its' heyday, employed more than 2,000 workers and had multiple buildings in Glen Dale and McMechen. But this story is about the people that made the toys that children around the world loved to have on Christmas morning. Their lives were dedicated to bringing that job and happiness to youngsters that opened those presents on that day and had happiness delivered to their doors.
Download or read book Marx Toy Kings written by Russell S. Kern and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Softcover) The never before told biographical and industrial history of Louis Marx & Co. as told by the men who lived it, through the creation of the world's largest toy company. Louis Marx, world traveler and inventor struggles to build his company from renting toy factories to building them internationally with his brother Dave at the height of the 1920's as they seek the "red hot hit" --that toy which is so popular it sells in millionaire-making numbers climaxing with their greatest hits, the Marx Playset. It’s exciting text and rare images as Louis Marx, merry son of a poor immigrant tailor, claws his way to the top of a crowded toy world by inventing toy after toy and hiring -- through intuition and luck -- exactly the right men at precisely the right time to deliver what every toy firm needs, the “red hot hit.” Explore the formerly secret firm and hear from the men who lived the story, as Marx toys develop from primitive tin into the full-blown Marx playset of the Baby Boomer era. It is profusely illustrated and features the newly discovered, never before published scrapbooks of Louis Marx himself. MARX: TOY KINGS is intended as the complete epic, a defining work on the development of the Marx playset from the earliest days of Louis Marx & Company to its demise using factual accounts, testimonials and eye-witness interviews.This “inside-the-halls-of-Marx” story is the bountiful, definitive reference book on the Marx company and the beginning of playsets impeccably researched and written by Rusty Kern, publisher of Playset Magazine, America’s only source of information on vintage playsets and plastic figures. It is not a picture book on playsets, although playsets and toys are shown. Volume I covers 1919-1955; Volume II covers from about 1955-demise of the firm, and Volume III centers on playsets.Stay up to date by clicking your way to: www.PlaysetMagazine.com
Download or read book Marx Toys 2001 written by Marx Toys, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roy Rogers Rodeo Ranch written by Gary Toenges and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have collected MARX Playsets for over thirty years. Until I retired they sat in my attic collecting dust. After I retired I dusted them off and set them up taking pictures which I then turned into books like this one. What I've learned from being a collector is this, at some point you have to do something with all this stuff. I've spent a lot of money over the years and in hindsight if a book like this one had been available I would have purchased it. It would have saved me money and work because setting these playsets were work and nothing like I remember as a kid playing with them. If you're a MARX toy enthusiast I believe you'll enjoy my books on these great toys. Thank you, Gary
Download or read book Marx Western Playsets written by Jay Horowitz and published by Greenberg Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about all of Marx's Western Playsets and about people who designed the dozens of types of playsets and action figures. Includes never-before-published material, such as factory specifications, from Louis Marx & Company.
Download or read book Marx Lazy Day Farm written by Gary Toenges and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-06 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MARX Toy Playsets from the 1950's & 60's were a great value for their price. I didn't have a Farm set, but, had to have one when I began collecting MARX Toys. It took some time setting this playset up for the photo shoot. I have to say this project turned out to be a lot of work. I hope you enjoy it.
Download or read book Marx Tin Dollhouse written by Gary Toenges and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have revised my first publication to an 8.5" x 11" format. I have collected MARX Playsets for over thirty years. Until I retired they sat in my attic collecting dust. After I retired I dusted them off and set them up taking pictures which I then turned into books like this one. What I've learned from being a collector is this, at some point you have to do something with all this stuff. I've spent a lot of money over the years and in hindsight if a book like this one had been available I would have purchased it. It would have saved me money and work because setting these playsets were work and nothing like I remember as a kid playing with them. If you're a MARX toy enthusiast I believe you'll enjoy my books on these great toys. Thank you, Gary
Download or read book Dinosaur Playsets written by Jeffrey S. Pfeiffer and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dinosaurs have fascinated people since their discovery over two centuries ago. Perhaps the most endearing of the dinosaur collectibles to many people are the lines of figures and playsets produced by the Louis Marx Toy Company. The figures have attained a near iconic status among collectors of dinosaur toys and memorabilia. Often considered something of a "baby sister" to the Marx dinosaur line is the series of prehistoric figures and playsets put out by the Multiple Products Corporation (MPC) at roughly the same time period. Often confused with one another, the dinosaur output of these two companies has shaped the perception of what these prehistoric beasts were like in the minds of generations of children and adults. Unfortunately, until now there has not been an abundance of detailed information available concerning these popular lines of prehistoric toys, and much of what is out there can be wildly inaccurate, frustrating, and confusing to the beginner and serious collector alike. Written with the novice collector in mind, this book starts at the basics, with brief histories of each company, the mold groupings used for the dinosaur figures, discussions of the figures and accessories themselves, and (most significantly), over 190 full color photographs of every major playset available at this time of writing. This represents the most comprehensive work on the prehistoric playsets of these two companies to date. Information is also presented concerning the various reissue and knock-off sets that were produced by other companies, as well as additional items and games that were directly based on the Marx and/or MPC prehistoric output. Also included is a handy guide to each playset covered in this book, with a listing of its contents, year of production, and model number. This is the book that Marx and MPC dinosaur collectors have been waiting for
Download or read book 813 Heritege Comic Auctions Dick Tracy Auction Catalog written by Ivy Press and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
