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Every kid who grew up in the '50s had at least one playset and the lucky
kids had a bunch. Those of us who weren't lucky enough to have a bunch when
we were kids have collected them as adults. Some of us have had to take out
second mortgages on our homes to afford these little collectibles......
MARX toys was one of the better known playset names, but there were quite
a few others, among them Suzy Goose, T.Cohn, IDEAL and Superior.
(Eventually, when I have more space available to me, I will set up the
various playsets you see on this page and re-photograph them.)
In the Fall of 2001, my wife Gay and I went on a crusade to the mecca of playset
land to visit 3 toy museums, all specializing in Marx toys: the Francis Turner
and Krueger toy museums, both in the Wheeling, WV area, and the Marx toy museum
in Erie, Pa. All three were great and we had a ball.
Little did we know however, that the Wheeling Marx plant was right down the
block from the Bed and Breakfast we were staying at. We drove down to the
(mostly empty) ex-Marx plant and searched desperately for a connection with
Marx. Then, all of a sudden we spied the water tower. Bingo!
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Some of the items below have prices which are on the high side. The bottom
line is- I'm not really anxious to sell the sets, but if someone wants an item
badly enough and is willing to pay these prices, I can be convinced.
The MARX Babyland Nursery
This item is for sale. Price $500. Inquire
for details.
The MARX Little Red Schoolhouse - SOLD
The Suzy Goose Friendly Folks Motel
The MARX Turnpike Service Center
This item is for sale. Price $400. Inquire
for details.
The MARX Pet Shop - SOLD
I couldn't resist this picture. How often do you see *two* Sears
Store playsets in the same room.
And of course, here it is a bit more complete.
The original version of the MARX Gas Station playset which was recently
reissued. The new version has different cars and is molded in different color
plastic. It also has Sears markings on the decals.This item is for sale. Price
$200. Inquire
for details.
The MARX International Jetport playset.(This is actually a combination of two
different sets.) - SOLD
The MARX Super Circus playset
This item is for sale. Price $600. Inquire
for details.
A MARX Super Service Station playset. This item is for sale. Price $400 Inquire
for details.
A MARX Construction Camp playset - SOLD .
The MARX Sons of Liberty Revolutionary War playset- SOLD
 A combination of the MARX American and
Mexican Alaska playsets The standard MARX American set is
SOLD. The Mexican set is $200.
The original MARX Flintstones playset
The MARX Daktari playset - SOLD
The MARX Freight Terminal playset- SOLD
Fully detailed and painted Suzy Goose Friendly Folks Supermarket playset.
The
MARX Bus Station playset from the 1930s, complete with a more recent bus model.-
SOLD 
The
Marx Machine Shop, also from the 1930s. - SOLD
The Marx small tin bus station - SOLD
An
IDEAL playset from the early 1950s, this one is a small village with an
operating bridge. - SOLD
The Deluxe Service Station set from the Deluxe Game Corp.
A fantastic little cardboard punch-out Nash Dealership playset from the
1950s.
The Futurmatic Airport by the Automatic Toy Company. Sometimes the boxes were
almost as cool as the actual toys.
This item is for sale. Price $200. Inquire
for details.
The incredible Bilt-Rite Toy Garage from the mid 1930s. B-R really outdid
themselves on this one.
The Bilt-Rite Art Deco house-SOLD
The Bilt-Rite REO garage.- SOLD
A 1964-65 New York Worlds Fair punch out playset.- SOLD
A 1960s punchout Kroger grocery store and truck- SOLD
The Heliport helicopter landing pad complete with restaurant, gas station
and taxi stand. Very nice playset by Mettoy of England.
This item is for sale. Price $400. Inquire
for details.
The Mettoy Hospital playset, based on the same tin as the Heliport. - SOLD
This
tintoy from the 1950s has some of the neatest graphics I've seen on a toy. It
really captures the feel of the '50s in a very peaceful, idyllic sort of way.
This item is for sale. Price $100. Inquire
for details.
Tin litho car/track toys from Germany. -SOLD
The T.Cohn/Superior Royal Canadian Naval Base.- SOLD
The MARX Untouchables playset.- SOLD
The MARX Disneyland playset, featuring much of the original Disneyland park
from the 1950s. - SOLD
The MARX Rex Mars Planet Patrol playset. -SOLD
The MARX Cape Canaveral playset. - SOLD
The Disney Television Playhouse
SOLD
Beautiful tin litho set from the 1950s.- SOLD
The 1940s American kitchen playset by Wolverine.
This item is for sale. Price $300. Inquire
for details.
The '50s American kitchen in pink and turquoise by
Wolverine.- SOLD
A 1930's airport set by Superior. SOLD
A 1930's airport set by Wyandotte.This item is for sale. Price $600. Inquire
for details.
A Breck Beauty Salon from the 1950s.- SOLD
The MARX Firehouse playset.- SOLD
The MARX Cities Service gas station.
This item is for sale. Price $500. Inquire
for details.
The MARX brickfront gas station.This item is for sale. Price $400. Inquire
for details.
The MARX Day and Nite Service Station.
This item is for sale. Price $400 Inquire
for details.
The Uptown Service Center.
The Texaco Colonial Style gas station.- SOLD
The Superior gas station with diner
The British 'Toyland Garage' cardboard set- SOLD
The Big T Service Station by Wolverine- Cardboard, tin and plastic- SOLD
The Thimble City Gas station turnpike set.This item is for sale. Price
$300. Inquire
for details.
The MARX Skyscraper- SOLD
The Thomas Playtime School playset
A couple of combined Barbie McDonald's playsets.
The Thimble City playset- SOLD
The Magnetic Village playset, a pre-cursor to Thimble City, probably from the
late 1940s.- SOLD
A German grocery store playset from the '50s by the Fuchs company- SOLD
The Beautiful Little Red Riding Hood playset by Peek-O Products.- SOLD
The Electronic Thruway tin playset with "Mysterious Action".- SOLD
The Cragstan Overland Traffic Game- SOLD
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