Vintage Marx Soldiers of Fortune Paper Litho Targets | 1930s Military Toy Game Pieces
$34.99
This group of vintage Marx Soldiers of Fortune paper lithograph cutout figures comes from a 1930s-style military target game by Louis Marx & Company.
The lot includes five flat lithographed figures with fold-back stands, including a mounted horse/cavalry figure, a machine gunner, two standing soldiers, and one seated/riding-style soldier.
These are a good fit for Marx toy collectors, litho collectors, military toy displays, or anyone who likes early toy pieces with honest age and strong graphic presence.
Details
∙ Era: 1930s-era / prewar style
∙ Maker: Louis Marx & Company / Marx Toy Company
∙ Game/source: Soldiers of Fortune target game
∙ Item type: Paper lithograph cutout target game figures
∙ Material: paper
∙ Color: Mustard yellow, black, red, brown, tan, and orange
∙ Style: Military toy target game / WWI-inspired toy soldier graphics
Included figures:
- Horse/cavalry figure
- Machine gunner
- Brown standing soldier
- Soldier with red pants
- Brown seated/riding-style soldier
∙ Horse measurements: 5 inches wide x 5 inches tall at highest point
∙ Gunner measurements: 3 inches tall x 3.5 inches wide
∙ Brown soldier measurements: 6 inches tall x 2 inches wide
∙ Soldier with red pants measurements: 6 inches tall x 1.7 inches wide
∙ Seated/riding-style soldier measurements: 4 inches tall x 1.5 inches wide
∙ Design notes: Flat paper-cut figures with bold paper litho printing and fold-back tabs/stands
Use/display ideas: Toy soldier collection, Marx toy display, military toy collection, shadow box, office shelf, toy room display, or vintage game ephemera collection
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
∙ Strong visual appeal with bright surviving lithograph color.
∙ The group includes five different figures, including the larger mounted horse/cavalry target.
∙ Military uniform details, fold-back instructions, and printed figure outlines remain visible.
∙ Nice graphic display value as a grouped Marx toy lot.
Issues / Wear
∙ Noticeable age wear throughout, including edge wear, scuffs, small bends, surface scratches, and dark age spotting.
∙ Backs show discoloration, spotting, marks, and old handling wear.
∙ Fold-back tabs/stands show wear from use and age.
∙ Soldier with red pants has a small rip/tear near the “fold back” stand area.
∙ Brown standing soldier has a bent paper gun tip, as shown.
∙ Horse figure shows creasing/bending and age marks, including wear around the stand and body area.
See all photos for detail - sold as pictured.
If you collect Marx toy figures, this Soldiers of Fortune paper lithograph lot includes five 1930s-style target game pieces. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
Returns
You have 30 days from the delivery of the last item in your order to request a return. Items must come back in the condition they were sent, so please keep the original packaging and take photos before you open a package if it arrives damaged.
To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.
Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.
Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.
Cancellations
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Questions buyers ask
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Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.
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Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.
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I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.
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