I never knew marx made HO scale. The engines are metal. Here are a few pictures. If anyone is interested it will be for sale.
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"HONGZ" stands for HO scale, N scale, G scale, and Z scale.
Post your non-O scale stuff here!
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It's the other way around. Marx by Fleischmann. Didn't know they imported them. As far as value, also don't know. However the set sold for $49.95 in 1961 by Fleischmann.
Marx manufactured HO was defiantly lower quality than rebranded Fleischmann. Many sets were sold through department stores like Sears. Google Marx HO and many images can be found.
Marx made an F3, 0-4-0T, GP9, a Hustler and I believe a Hudson along with freight cars. The F3, Hustler and 0-4-0T (knock-offs of Varney, Athearn and Mantua locomotives) were recently being marketed by Life-Like.
My first HO set in 1963 was a Marx. An 0-4-0T set with 5 cars and oval of stamped tin track on fiber ties and power pack. My mom got it at Sears for 10 bucks as they were clearing out the Christmas stuff.
Many of Marx's HO freight cars are now being sold by Lionel from the purchase of Life-Like.
Rusty
Huh cool. Learn something every day. Thanks
There was absolutely NO relationship between Fleischmann and Marx. Somehow a Marx HO instruction sheet got stuck in the set box. Marx never imported Fleischmann HO. Penn Line imported some Fleischmann HO freight cars before they were able to produce their own. Fleischmann also supplied Penn Line with unfinished passenger car bodies for the Penn Line NP North Coast Limited. The set you have photographed was made for the US market from 1960-66 and imported through Charles Merzbach. Relatively common,the current market is bringing $75-150 nowadays.
