Marx Co., United States. Group of 11 lithographed tin wind-up toys, most produced by Marx, including: one "Queen of the Campus" old jalopy crazy car; one "Coo Coo" car; one Milton Berle with a yellow hat; one Mortimer Snerd's Home Town Band toy; one Mortimer Snerd crazy car; one six-wheel tractor truck; one red bumper car; one motorcycle police toy; one Nomura tin friction car; one "Roll Over Cat" toy with the original box; one "Tricky Taxi" toy car with the original box. Provenance: Property from the distinguished collection of Mr. James Lee Soffer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Height ranges from 1 1/2 in to 6 1/2 in; width ranges from 1 1/2 in to 4 1/4 in; depth ranges from 4 1/2 in to 16 1/4 in.

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