MARX TRAINS O Scale: 7-piece Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train Set (1937-1938)

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Available for sale is a Marx 7-piece Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train set dating from 1937-1938. It includes the following items: Canadian Pacific 3000 2-4-2 locomotive, Canadian Pacific 8-wheel tender with tab & slot coupler, and the following five (5) Canadian Pacific passenger cars, all mounted on 8-wheel frames with tab & slot couplers: 246 MONTREAL, 248 QUEBEC, 249 OTTAWA, 250 WINNIPEG, 251 VANCOUVER. In 1936, to mark the 50-year Jubilee of Canada’s transcontinental passenger trains, the Canadian Pacific Railway introduced high-speed passenger service between major Canadian cities using lightweight, ultra-modern equipment. To celebrate the inauguration of the Canadian Pacific’s Jubilee train service, the Louis Marx Company released its own Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train, headed by a pressed metal locomotive that closely resembled the 3000-series locomotives that headed up the prototype Jubilee Trains. (It has been suggested that the Canadian Pacific might have helped to finance the tooling for this locomotive.) Complementing the engine was a matching Canadian Pacific-type tender. Each of the eight passenger cars in Marx’s Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train had its own number and was named after a different Canadian city: #246 Montreal, #247 Toronto, #248 Quebec, #249 Ottawa, #250 Winnipeg, #251 Vancouver, #252 Calgary, and #253 Hamilton. (The largest sets had all eight cars while the smaller sets had five or less.) Trimmed in black and lettered in gold, these handsome, wine-colored cars were made using different tooling than Marx’s regular 6-inch passenger cars and had window openings that were taller. Only available with tab & slot couplers, no lighted versions of these cars were ever made, nor was there an open vestibule observation car. Intended primarily for the Canadian market, Marx’s Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train sets did not sell particularly well in the U.S. and were discontinued after 1938. (For more information, see Walt Hiteshew’s The Definitive Guide to Marx Trains.) This set comes from a non-smoking household. The locomotive has been bench tested and runs forward but not in reverse. (Not all Marx locomotives ran in reverse.) The headlight did not light and will require a new bulb. We’ve provided ample photo coverage of everything, so please study the images closely as they are an important part of the auction description. Please note: this set is an adult collectible and is NOT being sold as a toy for children to play with. This set will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail, insured for the full amount of the purchase price. (Foreign customers please use eBay’s Global Shipping Service.) I recently (and reluctantly) have begun downsizing my Marx toy train collection. Most of the rarer items I’ve listed on eBay so far have been sold to advanced/knowledgeable collectors who fully understood and appreciated what they were buying. Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train sets are among the rarest and most sought-after of Marx’s pre-World War II train items and bring the highest prices at train shows. If you’re a Marx collector and have been looking to acquire a Canadian Pacific Jubilee Train set as an investment, to display on your desk or bookcase, or to run on your layout, DON’T LET THIS ONE GET AWAY BECAUSE SOMEONE BOUGHT IT WHILE YOU WERE STILL THINKING ABOUT BUYING IT. Our feedback and eBay Seller’s Rating speak for themselves, so buy with confidence. Thanks for looking.

Price: 849.95 USD

Location: Descanso, California

End Time: 2024-11-05T21:14:42.000Z

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