![]() Many figures, old and reissues, are marked with dates from the 1960s in Roman numerals. Under no circumstances should you rely on marks for estimating the age of Marx figures and accessories. You should be at least able to correctly identify a figure and that will make asking about colors that much easier. O'Brien's book has 20+ pages on Marx figures with over 100 photos including brief descriptions and market prices. Marx collectors and dealers pick this knowledge up through experience and sharing their information with each other.įor beginners and general line dealers, the book that contains the most information on original Marx figures is Collecting Toy Soldiers by Richard O'Brien, Krause Publishing. ![]() Unfortunately there is no book or list of originals from which to make comparisons. 2 is soft plastic (flexible rifle) but the original is hard plastic. For example, the reissue Davy Crockett statue in Fig. The good news about reissues is that most are a different type of plastic and in different colors than originals. First, we'll look at the Marx reissues then discuss look-alike pieces. In addition to the problem of reissued figures from original molds, there are also plastic figures made in entirely new molds that appear very similar to Marx figures. At that time, many molds were bought by American Plastics which has since then sold or leased the original molds to a number of U.S. The original Marx company was sold to Quaker Oats in 1972 which in turn sold it to a European company, Dunbee-Comex, which went bankrupt in 1980. Original boxed sets with all the figures now sell on average for $400-$600 with rare sets priced from $1,000 to $4,000. These sets contained highly detailed plastic figures in historically accurate poses and uniforms plus large numbers of accessories and usually one or more metal buildings. Over several hundred different sets and variations were made. Some typical examples are the American Civil War, Cape Canaveral, Davy Crockett, Zorro, Ben Hur, The Untouchables, and Wagon Train. Each set was designed with a particular historical theme or tied into a popular movie or television series. Other lots include a 2003 Ultimate Collection Basketball #127 LeBron James Autograph Rookie Card a 2000 Upper Deck Exclusives Football Gold #254 Tom Brady Rookie Card a Mickey Mantle 1957-58 Yankees game-used batting helmet and a Babe Ruth–signed 1929 Kashin Publications R316 card.Marx plastic figures and playsets reissues and new look-alikesįrom the late 1940s to 1976, Marx Toys produced a series of large elaborate playsets. If baseball isn’t your pastime of choice, don’t fret: The house has a variety of prized sports memorabilia on offer. We expect it could sell for six figures,” president Mike Heffner said in an email to Robb Report. It is easily one of the top five original images of Jackie Robinson. “This photo is an iconic image of a trailblazing ball player and humanitarian. While bids started at $5,000, Lelands expects the card to fetch a high price by the auction’s end on December 10. The player’s name, abbreviated to “Jack R.”, is written in blue ink on the back of the collector’s item by an unknown hand. The eight-inch-by-10-inch card shows an image of the then 28-year-old Robinson, depicted in black and white, at what appears to be Ebbets Field. ![]() The Batmobile From Tim Burton's 'Batman' Movies Just Hit the Market for $1.5 Million Smith Series 1 Just Sold for a Record $800,000 at Auction The photo can also be seen on Robinson’s 1947 D305 Bond Bread Exhibit #38 and in the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers’ Picture Pack.Ī 17th-Century Copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' Just Sold for Over $1 Million Most notably, the snapshot was used on the #37 collector’s card from the 1047 Bond Bread Hall of Fame set, consisting of 44 depictions of additional baseball legends, such as Ted Williams and Stan Musial. Part of the house’s 2022 Fall Classic Auction, the image dates back to when the slugger made his debut on the Brooklyn Dodgers-and this year marks the 75th anniversary of the historic event. Lelands, a New Jersey-based auctioneer, put a rare 1947 original rookie photograph of the iconic player on the block late last month. For baseball fans who struck out trying to snag Jackie Robinson memorabilia in September, here’s your chance to step back up to the plate. ![]()
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