Plastimarx toys - Mexican branch of Louis Marx U.S.A.

BY FAR, PLASTIMARX WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCTION BRANCH OF THE MARX ORGANIZATION IN USA. PLASTIMARX WAS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER IN MEXICAN TOY INDUSTRY. IT STARTED PRODUCTION AROUND THE 1950'S AND CEASED PRODUCTION SOON AFTER. IT WAS THE DIAZ BARREIRO FAMILY HERE IN MEXICO WHO GOT THE GIGANTIC LOUIS MARX NEW YORK COMPANY TO ALLOW ITS MOLDS TO BE SENT TO MEXICO TO BEGIN PRODUCTION.

THESE PLASTIMARX TOYS WERE AMOUNG THE FAVORITES OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE. THEY WERE COLORFUL AND HAD SOPHISTICATED MECHANISMS THAT SMALL MANUFACTURES COULD NOT MASTER.

TOYS IN MEXICO WERE SELDOM BOUGHT FOR DISPLAY, THEY WERE ALMOST ALWAYS PLAYED WITH AND SOON AFTER TRASHED. FOR THESE REASONS AND DO TO PLASTIMARX'S SHORT PRODUCTION PERIOD, PLASTIMARX TOYS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOX IS HIGHLY RARE OR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

THESE TOYS SHOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED, PLASTIC AND TIN MADE PLASTIMARX TOYS ARE JUST AS VALUABLE, IF NOT AT TIMES, MORE VALUABLE THAN LOUIS MARX TOYS OF USA.

PLASTIMARX TOYS ARE USUALLY MARKED WITH THE MARX LOGO AS THE USA MARX TOYS ONLY INSTEAD READING PLASTI THEN MARX. PLASTIMARX MANUFACTURED MANY TIN AND PLASTIC TOYS WITH DIFERENT MECHANISMS: JALOPY'S, TOY KITCHEN APLIANCES, SLOT CAR RACE TRACKS, TRAIN SETS, MILITARY TOYS, FIGURES, PHONOGRAPHS, AND MANY MANY OTHER TOYS.

HERE ARE A FEW PICTURE REFERENCES:

PLASTIMARX TOYS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT - TOP TO BOTOM:

JALOPY w/ SPANISH PRINTS; GANGSTER JALOPY w/ SPANISH PRINTS; BATTERY OP. TANK; TRAIN SET; MOTORRIFICO TRACK SET; BATT. OP. FORD MUSTANG; BATT. OP. BOAT; PROMOTIONAL PEPSI TRUCK; TIN REFRIGERATOR.

I HOPE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ABOUT PLASTIMARX IS VERY HELPFUL TO MANY.