Thank you for sharing, Chuck! Marx is so often overlooked as a train hobby collectable. I was unaware of these litho frame Marx items. It's great to see these unique Marx trains shown in one place in your video. My wife had a Marx Red Commodore wind-up Passenger Train set. My first train was the Marx Electric Black Commodore Vanderbilt freight set.
Yes. These 1935 Marx trains came after Louis Marx purchased Joyline Trains in 1934 from Girard. Marx kept using some of the old tooling, however radically changed the designs. Marx used the Joyline couplers for 1935 only, then began using tab and slot couplers. New and improved motors were also introduced. A Marx Joyline coupler can be used with a tab and slot coupler, however are a bit of a pain to connect. Marx continued to produce trains from the Girard factory for 40 years.
Great presentation Chuck, very interesting facts about early Marx Trains. Is the Marx CV a swing peg to use with the joyline couplers? I like these early Marx Train Sets 😊
Wow you have some beautiful trains and accessories!!! Hope you are enjoying them!!!
Thank You Happy Holiday's!!!!
Thank you for sharing, Chuck! Marx is so often overlooked as a train hobby collectable. I was unaware of these litho frame Marx items. It's great to see these unique Marx trains shown in one place in your video. My wife had a Marx Red Commodore wind-up Passenger Train set. My first train was the Marx Electric Black Commodore Vanderbilt freight set.
Thanks for your videos Doug in Ga
Marx trains ar definitely charming!
Would these 1935 Marx trains with the joyline couplers be the first of the Marx Train Set made? Thanks again for this information and presentation 😊
Yes. These 1935 Marx trains came after Louis Marx purchased Joyline Trains in 1934 from Girard. Marx kept using some of the old tooling, however radically changed the designs. Marx used the Joyline couplers for 1935 only, then began using tab and slot couplers. New and improved motors were also introduced. A Marx Joyline coupler can be used with a tab and slot coupler, however are a bit of a pain to connect. Marx continued to produce trains from the Girard factory for 40 years.
Many thanks Chuck for this detailed information. I now know and understand a lot more about the history of my early Marx trains 😊
I think you just helped me date my train to 1935
2 color litho and joyline couplers.
My grandfather stated with these litho Marx sets all 4 of them still work great they pull pretty well too
Great information and fine looking Marx Trains.
Awseme looking Marx trains. Thanks for sharing
By any chance do you have a set with the red tin litho frames ??
Thanks for sharing love to watch old Max still running
🛤 Very cool & interesting demonstration 🚂
Very nice and very informative.
Great presentation Chuck, very interesting facts about early Marx Trains. Is the Marx CV a swing peg to use with the joyline couplers? I like these early Marx Train Sets 😊
Yes it is a swing peg.