Marx Toy Soldiers
Marx toy soldiers were designed and manufactured by toy maker Louis Marx and Company. The firm was one of the oldest toy companies in the uS and was primed to become the world's largest toy manufacturer in the 1950s. Louis Marx was the man behind the company and the toy soldiers, action figures and playsets.
In the 1930s to early 1940s, the toys were made of metal alloys. But because the onset of World War II prompted the US and European countries to spare metal reserves to give way to the manufacturing of military weapons, plastic versions of the action figures started entering the market in the late 1940s.
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 vintage Marx 6 inch Russian toy soldier throw grenade  US $24.99
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 Marx Battleground Playset 54mm Toy Soldiers US Marines US $16.98
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 Marx Alamo Mexican Toy Soldiers Round Hats 25 Figs Red US $24.98
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 MARX TOY SOLDIER 45MM REX MARS CREWMAN FLOATING MX603 US $6.99
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 6 inch Russian Army Soldier MARX TOYS US $10.00
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 MARX TOY SOLDIERS 1950s AIRFORCE BLUE GARBAGE CAN US $5.99
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 MARX TOY SOLDIERS AMERICAN HEROS BUFFALO BILL 60MM US $5.99
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 MARX WOW Warriors of the World WWII German Toy Soldier US $14.98
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 TOY SOLDIERS MARX ROBIN HOOD MERRY MEN SHERWOOD 1 32 US $9.99 |
Louis Marx was a United States-born toy assembler who had been into toy making since his youth. He started his career by working as staff, and later as a manager, at Ferdinand Strauss, a maker of mechanical toys.
Louis entered the US Army as a private soldier in 1918. Two years after, he resumed private citizenship and revived his career in toy making. Louis was so attached to his military life that he named all his sons from the names of the generals he knew. He later proceeded to establish Louis Marx and Company and made a mark by having his own trademark figures.
