OKAY EVERYONE I NEED SOME INFO AND HELP IDENTIFYING THIS TRAIN SET

The two color litho & square ended frames place the Marx trains in the 1936-37 range.

Steve

the Marx trains are from ~1937/38.  they show the early revised square end frames, but the car bodies are first generation 6" tin litho designs.  what you are showing are fairly common pieces, though they are early.  the clockwork motor looks to be in great shape.  watch running that CV locomotive without cars, though.  fully wound (and unloaded) it will easily jump the O27 curves and unlike electric motors, it's not going to stop until it hits something.

Are there any markings at all on the tin cars and the gun?  The real value may be in those pieces, especially if they are from the same era.  The difficulty will be in finding a reference source or knowledgeable expert.

giving these pictures a second look, i find this truck to be perhaps one of the most fascinating.  at first i thought the box was a battery holder, but seeing the clockwork key sticking out, i've got to ask if it is a truly mechanical drive to the truck through the attached cable?

Thanks everyone for the great info,

SWANKO it's odd to me there's no markings on any of the toys pictured above.

overlandflyer you're right It looks like that, but the clockwork key is just an on off switch. That is a battery pack

Thanks again, Alex

I have that same train - loco, caboose, etc.,  identical -- they came with my Dad's 1934ish wind up Marx set - I'm pretty certain yours are pre-war.  Track looks the same as the pre-war track that came with his trainset, too.  The aircraft carrier is from the late 50s, my brother had one in 1959-60.  It may be Marx but obviously dates from much later than the trains- not just jet planes, but carrier-based, swept wing fighters.  The others, I have not a clue. 

Hi Lee,

Thanks very much for the great info, I'll let my dad's friend know

Alex

I believe the G Man gun is a Marx automatic sparking pistol seen in this link.  http://www.grandoldtoys.com/toydb_Detail.php?id=1306

I love this piece for obvious reasons! Anchors away!

Thanks guys for the great info

Chris I just emailed you

Alex

The battery powered dump truck is a model of a Ford "C-Liner".  I think the C-Liner went into production in the late 50's... so the toy would date from the late 50's onward.

Great stuff in your stash!

That Aircraft carrier car is awesome...  Never seen anything like it before.

Thanks

Jim

The Aircraft Carrier is Japaneese and is, I believe, #2 below. It is in an auction.  I'm having trouble getting just the section with the toy so:

Bill Berresford

The locomotive is a Marx Commodore Vanderbilt:

https://www.google.com/search?...%7C-PK_FkYuRjNG-M%3A

The tank car is a prewar Marx Santa Fe 553 Middle States Oil car:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAG...;hash=item460f1f9815

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag...;hash=item19dc2c4580

Hi Guys

I just wanted to say thank you all so very much for this awesome info, I new this was the place to post this. A big thank you to OGR also

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Thanks guys

The USS Ronald Reagan.

My littel Bro was stationed on

and installed the computers on this ship

when it was dry docked in Virginia.

They then sailed her around the horn

to San Deigo were she is docked.

can you see my little bro standing

along the edge???

He's the one in white!!