Marx Toy Tractor Trailer

Object/Artifact

Railway Village Museum

Tractor with plow and trailer attachment

Name/Title

Marx Toy Tractor Trailer

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.14

Description

This multi-part lithograph tin toy included a wind-up tractor, rider, plow, trailer, and harrow attachment. The rubber treads were advertised to make the tractor capable of climbing and pulling weight in the trailer.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Louis Marx and Company

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1950

Place

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Transcription

MAR Made in the U.S.A. Licensed Under Patent No.1334539

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

lithograph, stamped tin, tin