Marx downloadline electric train set

Marx began producing the girard line under its own name in the mid30s. For being in the attic ohio all these years they are in good shape. Train sets with televisionshow themes date from the late 1950s and early 1960s. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Marx printed most accessory instructions on the box, rather than include a separate instruction sheet. Marx also made ho sets i think model power has the old marx ho tooling and still uses it. Bought this vintage train set on ebay for a great deal. Very rare vintage 1950s 60s marx electric train set 25270. Marx bet161r boxcar door guide replacement black plastic wpins. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Track with a pair of switches, power supply and a gate crossing. Identify whether the train has a particular theme or design. The set running here is as it came with the block signalcontroller, accessories and track.

The set was originally owned by her uncle who is still alive and passed. Marx trains in the marx files louis marx toys, toy. Marx o scale model railroad parts and accessories for sale ebay. I apologize for the video quality, it was recorded with a cel phone. Marx train for sale in uk 17 secondhand marx trains. After louis marx purchased girard he immediately began modernizing the trains offered for sale. Except it isnt, because marx changed its designs in late 1973, so there are items that marx produced for only a year before getting out of the train business for good.

While cleaning out her late parents home, my cousin found a marks train set. Marx sears roebuck allstate electric train set 9629 search marx sears roebuck allstate electric train set 9629very good conditionset is missing some pieceswith 5590 spotlight crane carbottom box om 9868739. Photos not by william mcfadden are used with permission. I collect prewar and postwar trains from a wide variety of manufacturers, but marx is probably the company whose products i own the most of. Vintage marx streamline steam type electric toy train set tin litho untested. We feature lionel, american flyer, mth, atlas o, williams trains, k line, weaver models, and more. This material is the largest intact collection of original marx train documents in existance, and covers all scalestypes marx trains were produced in, electric and mechanical. Buy marx trains by greenberg books online at alibris. Marx also produced specialedition train sets, such as the series of diesel trains. The cars, locomotive and track showed little wear and tear.

Comes with original instruction sheet and schematic for track layout. Price guide for marx steam type electric train set in. This is the first time running it after opening to make sure it works. Vintage louis marx stream line steam type electric train set with original box.

The new k line 100watt transformers have more than enough power to handle marx trains. The modern standards for toy trains also include s gauge, ho scale, n scale. New listing vintage marx sears allstate electric train set no. A great 1950s electric remote control train the oscale stream line from marx. Marx trains train collectors association western division. A full marx model railway could be purchased for the same price as one lionel train set in the late 30s. Original marx crossing automatic signal man with box. Get the best deal for marx o scale model railroads and trains from the largest. If the train has a theme linking it to space exploration, such as the cape canaveral train set, then it was made during the 1960s.

Lionel trains from the 1970s arent worth a lot, and marx trains are generally worth less than similar lionels, so a marx set from 1974 ought to be the lowest of the low. Best i can tell, the set is missing a couple of billboards and one. Marx bet15 brush spring, fits most marx except very early. The collectible and playable marx model train youtube. No 8994 five piece electric train set including tracks and transformer in original box. I told her about ogr train group that someone will want it and take. We have found that the small k line train set transformers work well with marx. One of its distributors was louis marx, who started reselling joy line trains in 1928. Marx bet166c bulb button shape 14v clear for early engines. Louis marx train set gauge and value classic toy trains.

Unlike lionel and american flyer, marx never set out to make the fanciest toy trains when it acquired the rights to the joy line train sets in 1934. Marx diesel train set train sets, lionel train sets, model. For whatever reason, marx owners were more prone to store their train sets in the boxes they came in than lionel and american flyer owners were, but a box adds around 10 percent to the value of the set overall, perhaps a bit more if its an unusual set, or if the box is in really nice shape. Joy line trains train collectors association western division. Marx o scale model railroads and trains for sale ebay. In 1934 or 1935, marx bought out joy line entirely and continued its train production. Cars include engine, santa fe tanker, rock island open carrier, ny central coach and caboose. Mth transformers work well, although the 40watt lionel train set transformer is unreliable for marx trains. Feb 1, 2020 explore drragsdales board toy trains marx, followed by 367. Marx specialized in model train sets that were low in cost to produce and therefore cheaper for consumers.

The joy line offerings for that year were large train sets at reasonable prices, packaged in set boxes with the marx name. Lighted bill board0226 automatic signal set 0221 lighted dead end bumpter0605 spotlite0405 railroad rightoway set 1282 telephone poles061. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. The layout is 46 x 62 and is hinged in the middle to fold up into a compact 34 x 46 x 5. Vintage louis marx electric toy train set american flyer lot boxed estate find. Recently at auction i purchased what looked like a mint boxed stream line, steam type, electrical train louis marx set. Marx also produced specialedition train sets, such as the series of.

This long train a running looks great in the dining room where we eat once a year for thanksgiving. Catalogs from 1934 show joy line trains for sale alongside the marx union pacific m0. These trains were not scale models, but were o gauge toy train sets that ran on o27. Dec 06, 2011 heres a short video of a louis marx diesel type electrical train set, made in the 1950s and still working. Delivery time to uk and most european destinations is to working days. Marx controlled cost by limiting the number of accessories that it offered with its sets, although the number available was still. Dec, 2017 as mentioned in the video, a friend called me and requested my help on getting this train set going in time for christmas. My very first o gauge train was a marx 4wheel plastic set with a 490 steam engine. Lionel cocacola 3dome tank car train set model rail road 636169 duration. An o gauge marx toy train set made in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Marx trains history, 19341974 the silicon underground.

For the past six months i have been working on a new portable storable layout for my vintage marx tin electric trains. Initially, this section will feature only those locomotives that were unnumbered and are, thus, hard for the uninitiated to identify. In the depression, that proved to be a strategy that earned the company and its founder, louis marx, rich rewards. Vintage marx stream line steam type metal electric train. Estimating the value of a marx train the silicon underground. Its goal from day one was to make the best toy trains at the lowest price. As mentioned in the video, a friend called me and requested my help on getting this train set going in time for christmas. New listinglouis marx vintage santa fe marlins diesel type electric train set 44854. Learn about a collectible and playable marx model train at the james valley model railroad association. It is distinguished from a model train by an emphasis. During its production years, marx made both electric and clockwork trains in multiple sizes, 6 of which operated on o or o27 gauge track, and ho gauge trains as well. The set includes one black locomotive, one remote transformer, one green freight car, one orange pacemaker caboose, one white tanker, one black new york central car, and black tracks. These images from early marx set boxes were made available by steve eastman. Restoring louis marx 43 steam outline electric train set.

In 1934 marx produced its first newly designed model train set, the streamlined union pacific m0 matzke 1989. Marx trains in the marx files shown below see bottom of page, for now, is a sampling of some of the original factory marx train material in the marxfiles archives. Vintage marx model railroad trains collectors weekly. Also included, a red caboose, a black new york central coal car, and a marx electrical transformer. Louis marx diesel type electrical train set youtube.

Marx portable storable electric train layout o gauge. Showcasing vintage marx train set right now on the internet. Marx o scale union pacific electric train set from 1965 duration. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.