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Heads up on Marx...

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Heads up on Marx...
Posted by tinplatacis on Sunday, May 24, 2015 11:02 AM

I had a Dark Blue, almost purple, NYC 4 wheel plastic gondola, #715100.  Just a heads up, because I have not seen any on eBay since I got it or got rid of it, they have all been light blue.  It was in an early version of set #4205 that I gave to a friend's younger sibling.  Just letting Marx plastic collectors know, in case its not well documented.

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Posted by tinplatacis on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:22 AM

I also have a round framed 951A Wedge tender, not entirely sure as to documentation among collectors there either.

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Posted by tinplatacis on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:50 PM

It came with my grandfather's 1952 495 0-4-0, a NYC coffin tender that I suspect was substituted for a different car, a Blue B&O No. 555 boxcar, and a red NYC No. 556 Caboose

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Posted by tinplatacis on Thursday, June 11, 2015 7:08 PM

If anyone else happens to have an example of a not-so-common Marx piece, feel free to share.  Or if it just happens to be your personal favorite.

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Posted by tinplatacis on Thursday, June 11, 2015 7:09 PM

Also, that 495 I mentioned earlier had Maroon and Red sideboard trim.

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