"REX MARS PLANET PATROL SPARKLING SPACE TANK" BOXED MARX WINDUP.
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Winning Bid:
$597.52 (Includes 12% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #186 - Part II
Item numbers 897 through 2517 in auction 186
Value Code:
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Item Description
10" long tin litho toy comes in box nicely illustrated on all sides. 1950s. Box shows light aging with scattered trace of edge wear including some light creases and few small tears but box remains tight and clean. Technically Fine but displays VF. Toy is very nicely detailed including images of futuristic guns and missiles, exhaust ports with clouds of smoke, two crew members at tank controls. On the top is a turret and hatch. Toy works and comes with key in its original envelope. Tank travels forward as spaceman tail gunner emerges and fires before climbing back into the tank. Toy also produces a firing sound and is designed to spark although the flint is missing. Toy has some tiny scattered paint nicks, few minor hairline scratches but remains Exc. overall.
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