An Inventory of Marx Playset Figures and Accessories Manufactured from 1951 to 1979 Playsets of Other Events in American History during the 18th and 19th Centuries |
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Fort Pitt |
Fort York |
War of 1812 |
Mexican War (1848-1849) |
Spanish American War (1898) |
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Box cover for Fort Pitt Play Set. Photo courtesy of David Schafer. |
Box cover for Fort York Play Set. Photo courtesy of David Schafer. |
1. Holding telescope, pointing | 2. Standing, firing rifle | 3. Standing, sword overhead | 4. Standing with sword and cannon plunger |
Marx produced this American Heroes set for the War of 1812 using WOW figures previously manufactured. The set includes three figures of the sword overhead pose and two figures of other poses, plus a character figure of Commodore Oliver Perry. Perry was the U.S. commander in the war's decisive victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.
Photo courtesy of Mark Hegeman |
1. Ben Smith and Ephram Sparks | 2. David Pierce and Tom O'Hara | 3. Joshua Marcy and Jack St. George |
4. George Randolph |
Photos courtesy of Mark Hegeman |
1. Commander, arm raised and holding paper | 2. Advancing, rifle at waist |
3. Marching, rifle on shoulder | 4. Standing, firing rifle |
Using the 60mm U.S. soldiers of the Mexican War, Marx made this set of American Heroes, featuring a character figure of General Zachary Taylor. Taylor was the commander of U.S. troops in the war, and he quickly followed up his success by being elected President in late 1848. Unfortunately, he died of illness and served only 16 months as President.
Photo courtesy of Mark Hegeman |
Commander, arm raised and holding paper Doug Deland and Tex Jones |
Marching, rifle on shoulder Jake Costair, Carl Merritt, and Johnny Watson |
Standing, firing rifle Miguel Sanchez and William Jonas |
Warriors of the World -- Mexican War (U.S. Soldiers) Photo courtesy of Mark Hegeman. Marx created more than one identifying card for each of three poses, so that there are seven WOW figures for the Mexican War. |
1. Veedor Esparza | 2. Amador de Leon | 3. Bernal Veramendi | 4. Juan Abamillo |
5. Diego Sandoval | 6. Alvaro Yanez | 7. Francisco Ruiz | 8. Antonio Fuentes |
1. Mounted with sword overhead | 2. Left hand leaning on sword |
3. Running, rifle at waist | 4. Marching, rifle on shoulder |
Marx created two new poses to produce an American Heroes boxed set for the Spanish-American War, featuring a character figure of Teddy Roosevelt. One pose was a charging soldier similar to the new Mexican War pose and the other a mounted pose with sword overhead. Also, the standing with sword pose was slightly revised. In addition to the character pose, both the mounted and standing with sword poses resemble Roosevelt. Following his war heroics, Roosevelt was President of the U.S. from 1901 to 1909.
Photo courtesy of Mark Hegeman |
1. Left hand leaning on sword Sgts. Tad Carter and John Freeman |
2. Running, rifle at waist Grant Smith and Lew Homer |
3. Marching, rifle on shoulder Roger Keenan, Lincoln Manley, and Henry Ingraham |
Warriors of the World -- Spanish-American War Photo courtesy of Mark Hegeman. Although Marx only made three poses, they produced seven WOW figures by printing more than one identifying card for each pose. |