Here’s another one of my tinplate lithograph Marx pieces. This time it’s a full set, it was truly an incredible find. I found the set at an antique mall for (what I believe to be) $76.00, it’s been too long for me to remember correctly but that’s just an rough estimate. anyway here are the pictures:
The box is complete with all the dividers and little fading on the cover. The paint on the engine and lithography on the tender and passenger cars are amazingly clean. The only thing that has been replaced in the set is the track and the wires in the third picture. Somehow the controller did not need the cord replaced. I believe this is another case of the train set being put away in an attic or basement in the set box and being preserved from the elements. I also remember the first time that I had touched the engine for the first time, I had oil on my fingers so there’s no doubt in my mind that the seller/previous owner kept the set in good shape. I have to say this set is one of my all time favorites.
Trainfam
