SCARCE LINE MAR TOYS CO. JA P AN (DIVISION of MARX TOYS, UNIT ED ST ATES) AME RI CAN AIRLINES MID -20TH CENTURY, POST-WWII, VINTAGE LITHOGRAPHED ENAMEL TIN TOY 4-ENGINE PASSENGER PLANE, featuring 4 INTACT WHITE POLYMER PROPELLERS, with PLANE MARKINGS #N305AA, BLACK RUBBER REAR LANDING WHEELS (MISSING ONE) & ENML PAINTED TIN FRONT LANDING WHEELS, BATTERY OPERATED, TAKES 2'D' BATTERIES. [One missing rear black rubber wheel, one wing tip slightly creased/bent from a previous fall & the interior fuselage twin'D' battery clasp is present but needs to be resoldered to the feed wire]. Line-Mar, Japan for Marx Toys, NY lithographed enamel tin battery-powered toy planes & vehicles.
18" Length x 6" Height x 19 1/2 Width. MISSING PARTS & REPAIRS, ETC. Needs soldering repair on the battery clasp component part, linking the feed wire to the twin'D' battery assembly pack, located in the interior plane fuselage. Takes 1.5 volts'D' batteries.
Takes 1.5 volt'D' batteries. One rear black rubber tire is now missing.
The four white polymer propellers are all intact and complete. Minimal evidence it was used. For an object such as this to now be 65 to 72 years old, it's in quite well preserved overall vintage condition and isn't marred by noticeable dings, dents or deformities. Estate fresh and taken from a home in southern New Hampshire. The front twin landing wheels are made of lithographed enamel tin as well as the entirety of the toy plane's body, wings and tail. The twin batteries operate the embedded wing lights and interior bulb assemblies found recessed inside the wing tips. A great 1950's vintage lithographed enamel tin passenger plane by Line Mar, Ja p an, a division of Marx Toys, NY, U S A. Good to Very Good overall vintage condition. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Diecast & Toy Vehicles\Aircraft & Spacecraft\Vintage Manufacture". The seller is "modsanctuary" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.