overlandflyer posted:Marx made a few oddball clockwork locomotives and although a spring motored #999 would be a nice find, this #3000 CP type is one of my favorites for now...
of special note... due to merely leaving the track, ground-based windup locomotives will often keep going until meeting a wall or table leg, and this operational feature can usually be seen in a fairly beat-up pilot. the condition of this model leads me to believe it was one of the few Marx sets that were either handled exceptionally well or more likely, saw little use in its first life.the entire set held another few surprises...
what appears to be a common rivet tender has the rarely seen Marx logo...
...and being a clockwork set, the vehicle flat is the hard-to-find sliding tab/slot coupler version.
a close set (includes a #555 reefer) from a 1938 Montgomery Wards catalog...
inflation calculators say this set should sell for ~$30 in 2016 dollars.
don't know if i believe that.cheers...gary
Gary / Overlandflyer
It is easy to see why this would be one of your favorite Marx trains . It is amazing that today we are still finding these special little gems that have remained hidden so well until the right time when someone like your self comes along to cherish and care for it as well as the original owner did. I wonder so many times when finding a treasure like this what was the occasion for this special gift a birthday , maybe Christmas , or just something for a good boy ? What it must have meant to him. And what happened to the boy him self ? Its hard to say . It must have been a happy day after all in those days $1.79 was still a sacrifice for the average person.
On another note ,I would be willing to double the advertised catalog price plus shipping if you would sell me yours. As I have not been as good of a boy to receive my own yet.
Thanks for sharing another great set from your collection with us.
