Description:
An American toy manufacturer, founded in 1919 by brothers Louis and David Marx, their basic policies were "Give the customer more toy for less money" and "Quality is not negotiable" - which made the company highly successful.Marx believed that children enjoyed playing with toys that they would see in real life. As a result, their toys stopped nothing short of anything and everything children might see day to day. From dump trucks to garbage trucks, road graders to telephone trucks, tractor trailers to car haulers, etc., etc. If it was out there driving on the road, Marx created a toy to its liking.
The Marx windups were amazing toys with truly remarkable engineering.
Their creativity is what has kept them so memorable to this day.
This green tractor works - and needs a bit of adjustment. I cannot and will not force the windup key to come out of the tractor. When you wind up the key, and flip the lever, the position of the key keeps the truck from moving forward.
The Mar logo is clear, as is the name of the tractor, MARX 5.
The tin is in good condition - no dents or dings and does show rusting. The paint shows wear as well. Some little boy (or girl) or man (or woman) loved playing with this toy a whole bunch.
The wheels are plastic as is the red 'chimney' on top, and there is another metal part taped to the bottom.
It is 7 5/8 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3.5 inches high.
A wonderful find for any vintage toy collector or for any 'child' that loves trucks, levers, keys, etc. And it was made in the United States of America, New York, N.Y. and is a MAR original.
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