Post by jayworld on Mar 14, 2014 11:54:12 GMT -5
Do you all remember the Marx "carry-all" playsets? I remember Ft. Apache and also the Medieval Knights. Were there others?
I had a Ft. Apache from the early 1970s. It was the 2nd edition with the inside buildings affixed to the interior wall made out of tin litho. I think the first issue sets had the affixed buildings made out of formed plastic. My set came with orange Indians, a brown indian horse, bluish-gray 7th cavalry foot soldiers and 4-5 Marx cavalry horses in brown and black, and all the hard plastic accessories in light gray and dark brown. Alas, the set is long-gone, but I did buy replacement red Indians and metallic blue 7th cavalry troopers a few years back from Hobby Bunker…just to relive a little childhood. I remember the small metal rods that held the swinging doors on each end of the playset would fall out on many occasions and finally get lost… bummer.
I had a Ft. Apache from the early 1970s. It was the 2nd edition with the inside buildings affixed to the interior wall made out of tin litho. I think the first issue sets had the affixed buildings made out of formed plastic. My set came with orange Indians, a brown indian horse, bluish-gray 7th cavalry foot soldiers and 4-5 Marx cavalry horses in brown and black, and all the hard plastic accessories in light gray and dark brown. Alas, the set is long-gone, but I did buy replacement red Indians and metallic blue 7th cavalry troopers a few years back from Hobby Bunker…just to relive a little childhood. I remember the small metal rods that held the swinging doors on each end of the playset would fall out on many occasions and finally get lost… bummer.
