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December 18, 2023 at 5:11 AM. ... is displayed at the Hagen History Center in Erie. Their Big Wheel trikes, model trains, wind-up toys, and toy soldier sets were among Marx Toys bestsellers ...
A 1930 Marx ad for a No. 100 Doughboy Tank. Founded in August 1919 in New York City by Louis Marx and his brother David, the company's basic aim was to "give the customer more toy for less money," and stressed that "quality is not negotiable" – two values that made the company highly successful.
The Girard Model Works operated from the early 1920s to 1934, making various metal toys, vehicles and trains. "Joy Line" was the name given to their 4-inch line of lithographed trains. [5] In 1928, Louis Marx, the founder of Louis Marx and Company, worked for the company and marketed their toys
The first Marx Toys factory in Erie opened in 1927. The company bought the Girard Model Works, which had already been making toys for Marx, in 1935. ... The company bought the Girard Model Works ...
The Toy Center's entrance on Fifth Avenue; the clock seen below is in profile on the right The sidewalk clock, manufactured in 1909, outside the Toy Center. The Toy Center, also known as the International Toy Center, is a complex of buildings in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, that for many years was a hub for toy manufacturers and distributors in the United States.
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Marx was featured on the cover of Time magazine on December 12, 1955, with his portrait eclipsing an image of Santa Claus, while examples of his toys swirl in the background. Marx married his first wife Irene Saltzman, nicknamed René, on December 31, 1927 in Manhattan, New York. [7] Rene died in April 1944 of breast cancer at age 37. Marx ...
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