Does anyone know who made these trains cars, and what they are worth? The engine says WM crooks, and the passenger cars are from the 30's, supposedly.
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Engine is Marx from the late 50's - early 60's. Cars may be from the same set, not sure. Marx made tinplate almost to the end of their business. Ask on the tinplate page.
thanks. I will.
You don't need to ask anywhere else. They are absolutely, definitely Marx.
As the civil war centennial approached around 1958-59, all of the train makers made civil war style train sets. Lionel made the General, American Flyer made the Frontiersman, and Marx made the William Crooks.
Marx, "tales of Wells Fargo" early sixty's, the shape yours are in, worth very little....
They came in many set's, and even had a wind-up version.
Originally Posted by RoyBoy:
This is off topic, regarding the Civil War centennial: It seems to me there was much anticipatory celebration in around 1958 or 1959 but by 1964-65, the Civil War was forgotten. To me, this is a curiosity. I suppose there had been too much going on to re-live the Civil War.
You don't need to ask anywhere else. They are absolutely, definitely Marx.
As the civil war centennial approached around 1958-59, all of the train makers made civil war style train sets. Lionel made the General, American Flyer made the Frontiersman, and Marx made the William Crooks.
I didn't buy them, I wanted to know if they were worth buying, and at the price he was asking, they definitely weren't. Thanks for the help everyone.
Originally Posted by Old Uncle Al:
Marx, "tales of Wells Fargo" early sixty's, the shape yours are in, worth very little....
They came in many set's, and even had a wind-up version.
I would not want that one for parts, but they fairly frequentlly show up on the net,
and, not so much lately, in shows. The cars are often found separately, the engine
has many fragile and protruding parts...some or many often broken, including the cab,
as obvious in your example...so they have to be examined carefully. Finding an
undamaged engine is the tricky part. Tenders often have partial or complete lettering
obliteration....appears to be the norm. Oh, passenger cars often have broken stacks,
(2 each) but the stacks may be reproduced.
