Roy Rogers Rodeo Ranch, 1952-1955
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Artifact Overview
Louis Marx and Company's well-made, affordable toys delighted generations of children. Beginning in the late 1940s, Marx created a series of themed playsets with lithographed tin environments and many highly detailed plastic figures and accessories. Some were based on popular television shows, like this Roy Rogers Rodeo Ranch set. Marx's playsets caught on quickly. By the 1950s, the company was the largest toy manufacturer in the world.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Play set
Date Made
1952-1955
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.77.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 8.875 in
Length: 21.625 in
Inscriptions
on top of product package:
HAPPI TIME / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / ROY ROGERS RODEO RANCH | FEATURES / BUNK HOUSE / RODEO CHUTE / HORSES / STEERS / SADDLES / BRIDLES / GATEWAY / FENCE / OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES | LOUIS MARX & CO., 200 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 10, N.Y. - WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF TOYS -
on front and back of packaging
ONE OF THE MANY "MARX" TOYS -- HAVE YOU ALL OF THEM?
on proper left side of packaging:
ROY ROGERS / RODEO RANCH / LOUIS MARX & CO., INC. / 200 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 10, N.Y. / NO. [3]990
on proper right side of packaging:
ROY ROGERS / RODEO RANCH / LOUIS MARX & CO., INC. / 200 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 10, N.Y.
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