Odds Ends Marx Toys, I start off with an odd item I picked up too many years ago, Marx Barrel of Monkeys. I have found out where a large sitting Marx farmer goes. Then we will look at some other figures. So sit back and enjoy it.
Odds Ends Marx Toys Barrel of Monkeys
I swear things pop up out of nowhere. Somewhere I pick this item years ago. It is called Barrel of Monkeys. The clear plastic barrel contains 15 monkeys.The box itself is nicely decorated with drawings of monkeys. Monkeys are from other sets and was a cheap piece to put together.One of the figures I like to pick up for resale is the Marx 5 inch farmer sitting. I found out that it goes with a sparkling climbing tractor. It goes also with a sparking highboy climbing tractor. The tractor is from 1959..
Other Figures
I keep adding to my Spin Master Batman This time I got Nightwing and the Joker. I found the Robin figure I showed you recently is a chase figure. A chase figure is a figure issued in limited amounts. The Timmee army motorcycle driver is from the final series of army figures. It is the best of the seven figures that were done. I find it from time to time. Here we have three soldiers. The one on the left is either an Airfix or a copy of Airfix Australian. The Ideal army grenade thrower is a downsized copy. The figure on the right is a Lido first series army flamethrower. The figure was one in hard and soft plastic. That series had eight different poses. the figures were used in the T Cohn space sets according to Kent Sprecher. My figure is in soft plastic.
Show News
Heart of the South Soldier Show Saturday September 12 @ 09:00AM -3:00PM
Local ordinances for Mask use and Distancing will be observed.
VFD Community Center 7128 Columbia Pike Annandale, Virginia 22003 United States
The Show is back and on the schedule! Virginia is in Phase 3, so we are ready to go. Treefrog Treasures is scheduled to attend, contact Julie if you want anything specific special ordered before the show. Masks will be mandatory and social distancing will be enforced. With a little patience, it should be a pleasant way to get out of the house safely and see what treasures you can find!
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I had a Barrel of Monkeys as a kid, but my barrel was brown wood-grain plastic. Never saw the clear one before.
The grenade thrower is a copy of the Ideal G.I. grenade thrower. I wonder if he is a copy of the 54mm one that came with the Anzio Invader?
Thanks for the correction.
Good ol’ eBay has as many Barrels of Monkeys as anyone can ever want!!!
I remember them as a kid in the 1950s, but never knew Marx made them.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060353.m570.l1313&_nkw=barrel+of+monkeys&_sacat=0
If the Ideal figure has a hole in base and corner of base cut in is from from Anzio set poses release in 54 mm approx .
Are those the circus monkeys?
Like those Monkeys ,never knew Marx made those besides Lakeside, learn something new everyday !