Marx wedge tender: requesting info on history and dimensions

I'm reasonably sure the wedge tenders were around within the first few years of Marx train production. Our new grandpa Steve "Papa" Eastman or Walt Hiteshew over at marxtin.com would be the experts.

5 7/8" long

2 ' wide at the front

1 3/4" wide at the rear

2 1/16" high at the coal pile minus the trucks

The wedge tender was a quite ingenious design in my opinion. The tapered Viewed from the top) design allowed a single style tender to nicely blend with most size locomotives at the front wide end and also not look out of place at the back when mated with 6" tin cars or 3/16 scale cars. A few 3/16 scale passenger sets also had the wedge tender. It was used all the way into the plastic era. Production by Lois Marx was 1940 thru about 1960. In the early 90's, the Flynn's adopted the wedge tender for use in most of it's engine tender sets, whether 6" or 3/16 scale. They continued to use this style till about 2006. Not a bad run for the wedge tender.

4 Wheel, model 951

8 wheel, scale trucks, model 951

4 wheel, OD, model 952

8 wheel, pre war type A trucks, auto coupler, model 951B

8 wheel, pre war type A trucks, tab & slot coupler, model 2951

Steve

Thanks very much for the info guys, and especially to Steve for the additional details !

If anyone wants to add photos to show some of the variations, I would be interested to see that also !

951, 4 wheel, early with ladder.

951, late, plastic knuckle coupler

951, 8 wheel with spotlight

951B, pre-war, auto coupler

952, 4 wheel

951, rare NKP

8341T, Modern Marx

951, 4 wheel with spotlight

951, 8 wheel, late with plastic coal load. Unusual Type G Trucks

Many Thanks for the photos, Steve. I gather that the wedge tender was essentially one body type, but with significant variations.

Thanks also to Steamer for the actual dimensions.