There wasn't much left train wise by then. I do think it is neat that they still had a wind up set.
T
You can see the whole line of Marx toys for '75 here http://www.retronaut.com/2012/06/marx-toys-1975-2/
You can kill a lot of time at that page.
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Very neat, thanks for sharing! I received a "Meteor" set in this time frame, and still have it. I also have the 530 windup set (a recent addition), although I don't have the box and the plastic track is missing some pieces. It is a good runner, though. Cool catalog!
Its hard to believe the the largest toy maker next to Santa Claus went out this way.
I lived less than 8 miles from the Glen Dale WV plant which had almost 3000 employees. I even worked in the Glen Dale Post Office in the early 1980's and I watched the dismantling of the plant. I treasure my memories of this great company. Marx Toys built this community and my family did lots of business with them. My father owned a large tire business and we did all of the tire work for MARX Toys. I think that every child in this area had Marx Toys, they were very good to the community and are sadly missed.
Pat
Thanks for that. I'm amazed at all the toys that were still offered at that time, though the trains were whittled down to just about nothing.
Thanks for the posting, Marx train catalogs are hard to come by, and in particular for 1975 as it was the swan song for train production.
1974 was in many ways a last hurrah for Marx trains as Quaker Oats funded several upgraded sets among them The Champion, The Mohawk, and the I/C. Gulf Express.
Right up to the December of 1975 the large multi-floor Woolworth's branch in downtown Newark featured an entire display window of Marx trains.
Ken
Odd that catalog's cover shows Marx trains already relegated to an attic. I give thanks a lot of them are still coming out of attics!
Its hard to believe the the largest toy maker next to Santa Claus went out this way.
I lived less than 8 miles from the Glen Dale WV plant which had almost 3000 employees. I even worked in the Glen Dale Post Office in the early 1980's and I watched the dismantling of the plant. I treasure my memories of this great company. Marx Toys built this community and my family did lots of business with them. My father owned a large tire business and we did all of the tire work for MARX Toys. I think that every child in this area had Marx Toys, they were very good to the community and are sadly missed.
Pat
Have you ever been here?
http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/index.htm
Is there any of the factory left or is it all gone now?
It is sort of odd they went out with a whimper instead of a bang and it strikes me as sad for what was arguably the most diverse maker of various toys in the USA. I remember as a kid being in awe of their play sets, a gazillion pieces..wow! Great Garoo like Godzilla pulling down a train off the bridge in that old commercial. Cool.
Big Wheels..Not to mention being the Master of Metal Lithography..what a loss. Thanks for sharing this rare bird.
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