Marx Toys Sampler: A History & Price Guide

This new reference and price guide presents an informative €œpersonal€ history of the former Marx Toys Company plant at Glen Dale, West Virginia, where many of the fondly remembered Marx Playsets, doll houses, and toy figures of the €œbaby boomer€ era were created and manufactured. More than just a catalog of these ever-popular and eminently affordable toys, this book provides Marx toy collectors with new insights into the planning and production processes employed by the original €œking€ of American toy makers. Included are insightful interviews with a Glen Dale plant model maker and with the son of a Marx artist, along with previously unpublished photos of a number of Marx toy and figure prototypes. With publication authorized by the current owner of the Marx Toys trademark, this book provides a unique and valuable behind-the-scenes look into the production of one of America€s premier toy manufacturers.

-Features more than 100 color and 150 black-and-white photographs, including photos of previously unpublished production prototypes.
-Provides a comprehensive production listing€"compiled by Marx model maker Gaylord Whipkey€"over a thirty year period.
-Details Glen Dale plant production of the extensive and previously undocumented line of Marx lithographed metal doll houses.