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No Dinosaurs This Time (Just a Couple) The Marx Cavemen Circa 1955-1969

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    Posted 7 years ago

    fortapache
    (3420 items)

    Fair photography this time although the details are still a bit washed out. I will have to figure out a lighting system so I don't have to use the flash.
    As to the subject of this post it is the six cavemen Marx made to go with the dinosaur playsets. As is typical of the Marx figures they are very well sculpted. I believe the scale is what is called 54mm about 2" tall. Fits right in with the knights, Vikings, Cavalry, Cowboy, Indian, farmers, WWII and whatever else they made. They did make some earlier figures which were taller, less well sculpted and the ones called chubbies. But from the mid-late 50 and into the 1960s they made the well sculpted figures in pretty much the same scale.
    The set includes 6 poses. I believe the one on the far left is a cave boy followed by big club guy, rock tossing caveman, swinging club guy, flint tool maker and fire starter. No cavewomen here. They appear to be Neanderthals. Snooty scientists changed it to Neandertals such that they can correct everyone on the pronunciation. Just tell them Brontosaurus rules.

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    Comments

    1. Newfld Newfld, 7 years ago
      Very nice Neanderthals fort - even my droid word correct still spells them that way!
    2. elanski elanski, 7 years ago
      If I were a snooty scientist I'd be more bothered about the 60 million year anachronism of making these to go with dinosaurs, rather than the spelling.
    3. betweenthelens betweenthelens, 7 years ago
      I've never seen anything like these. Fantastic!
    4. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 7 years ago
      A Night At The Museum !
    5. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much Newfld. My puter spells it that way too.
    6. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much eleanski. In the toy universe cavemen and dinos go together just like knights and Vikings go together.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      And thank you very much betweenthelens.
    8. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much Phil. Toss Rex a bone.
    9. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      Newfld
      Caperkid
      TassieDevil
      elanski
      betweenthelens
      kyratango
      rockbat
      TheGateKeeper
      iggy
      Jlmam
      burtmacklin
      vetraio50

    10. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      nutsabotas6
      Trey
      mikelv85
    11. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you jscott0363.
    12. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68.

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