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Lot 4:
Description
This lot consists of three O-gauge model train cars manufactured by Louis Marx and Co. The first item is a Shell Oil tank car featuring yellow lithographed tinplate construction with a black-painted metal frame. Markings include Shell, S.C.C.X. 652, and specific references to the Shell Oil Co. in Martinez, California, with a built date of 10-23. The underside bears the circular Mar Toys logo with Louis Marx and Co. Inc. New York N.Y. text. The second item is a Baltimore and Ohio gondola car in grey lithographed tinplate, marked B and O 25 4000 and Baltimore and Ohio. This car also features the Mar Toys logo on the underside and a built date of 1-41. The third item is a New York Central Pacemaker boxcar with red and grey lithographed tinplate and two sliding side doors. It is marked NYC 174580 and New York Central System within an oval. This car is marked Made in U.S.A. and is attributed to Louis Marx and Co. based on construction and markings consistent with the other items in the lot. All items are constructed from lithographed tinplate with metal trucks and wheels.
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