Marx Tin Lithographed and Celluloid Windup “Popeye The Champ” in Box *SOLD*

Marx Tin Lithographed and Celluloid Windup “Popeye The Champ” in Box

This is a beautiful working toy!

Fighters spin and fidget and fight.  Ring bell works at the break, then you push the lever again for the next round.  The toy gets wound up and works properly.

The celluloids look great with age, with no crush or breaks.

The box is C-6 with restored with replaced flaps.

The tin looks very good to excellent with original ropes and posts.

A brief history of Louis Marx & Company of New York City, New York:

1919 – 1979

Founder: Louis Marx

Specialty: Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from about 1919 to 1980 founded in New York City by Louis & David Marx. Its products were often imprinted with the slogan, “One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” Arguably, Marx was the most well-known toy company through the late mid-20th century. Best known for their lithographed tin windup toys Marx was also one of the big four among American electric train manufacturers. Interestingly, Marx also successfully revived the Yo-Yo in 1928; it sold well even through the Depression.

Linemar Co. Inc. or more simply Linemar Toys was the trade name under which Marx toys were manufactured in Japan, then sold in the United States and other countries. The reason to make Linemar toys in Japan was to keep costs down. Under the Linemar name, Marx produced The Flintstones and other licensed toy vehicles (Linemar Tin Toys 2015). The Linemar line also included airplanes that were produced in the colors of KLM, Pan Am, and other airlines.