Marx Farm Animals

At least three main series of farm animals were produced by Marx, and other less often seen series and animals as well. various farm animals have been recast in later years in differently colored soft plastic.

Farm Animals Series One

The first series of playset animals Marx produced were in 60mm rubbery vinyl beginning around 1950. They were made in four different molds and a variety of colors including white, a light green, tan and brown.

Marx Mold PL-162 Large Farm Animals

• Marx Horse Farm 60mm
• Marx Cow Lying 60mm
• Marx Cow Standing 60mm

also in this mold but not included in farm playsets were

• Marx Horse Draft 60mm
• Marx Mule 60mm with pack

these were sold individually and as part of Western series sets

Marx Mold PL-163 Medium Farm Animals

• Marx Calf 60mm
• Marx Colt 60mm
• Marx Pig 60mm

Marx Mold PL-164 Small Farm Animals

• Marx Goat 60mm
• Marx Lamb 60mm
• Marx Piglet 60mm 2 in mold
• Marx Sheep Eating 60mm
• Marx Food Trough

Marx Mold PL-165 Poultry Series 1

• Marx Chick 1 3 in mold
• Marx Chicken on Nest
• Marx Duck 1
• Marx Duckling 1 3 in mold
• Marx Rooster 1

Around the mid-1950s a mold revision was done and the mold cavities rearranged. No new animals were added. Marx Mold PL-164-A

• Marx Goat 60mm
• Marx Lamb 60mm
• Marx Pig 60mm 3 in mold
• Marx Piglet 60mm 6 in mold
• Marx Sheep Eating 60mm
• Marx Food Trough 2 in mold

Farm Animals Series 2

This series was in the 54mm size and made in soft plastic.

Marx Mold PL-165-1 Revised Poultry Mold The rooster and chicken were replaced with new versions, the duck, ducklings and chicks were the same molds but now in the soft plastic.

• Marx Chick 2 3 in mold
• Marx Chicken Pecking
• Marx Duck 2
• Marx Duckling 2 3 in mold
• Marx Rooster 2

Marx Mold PL-523 Series 2 Farm Animals

• Marx Calf Farm 54mm
• Marx Colt Farm 54mm
• Marx Cow Eating 54mm
• Marx Cow Standing 54mm
• Marx Running Farm Dog
• Marx Goat 54mm
• Marx Goat Kid Tail Down 54mm 2 in mold
• Marx Horse Farm 54mm
• Marx Lamb Bleating 54mm 2 in mold
• Marx Pig 54mm
• Marx Piglet Head Up 54mm 2 in mold

Marx Mold PL-878 Baby Animals Mold This mold contains the three babies from mold PL-523 plus three new poses

• Marx Goat Kid Tail Down 54mm one in mold
• Marx Goat Kid Tail Up 54mm 2 in mold
• Marx Lamb Bleating 54mm 3 in mold
• Marx Lamb Head Turned 54mm 3 in mold
• Marx Piglet Head Down 54mm 3 in mold
• Marx Piglet Head Up 54mm 3 in mold

Marx Mold PL-688 Livestock Set The calf and standing and eating cows are the same shapes as in mold PL-523 but slightly smaller in size

• Marx Livestock Calf 2 in mold
• Marx Livestock Cow Eating
• Marx Livestock Cow Standing
• Marx Livestock Cow Mooing - tail is away from body

Farm Animals Series 3

This series is in the 54mm soft plastic, most commonly brown. The animals are a little thinner looking and taller than series two ones.

• Marx Frisky Calf 54mm 2 in mold
• Marx Colt Farm 54mm 2
• Marx Cow Eating 54mm 2
• Marx Cow Standing 54mm 2
• Marx Cow Mooing 54mm - tail curves back to body
• Marx Dog Collie 2
• Marx Goat 54mm 2
• Marx Horse Farm 54mm 2
• Marx Pig 54mm 2
• Marx Sheep Eating 54mm
• Marx Sheep Head Up

Prize Livestock

This is a set of 10 54mm soft plastic farm animals representing specific breeds. They were only in the largest farm sets or in a set by themselves. Usual colors are cream, grey and tan.

• Marx Prize Livestock American Guernsey Cow
• Marx Prize Livestock American Short Horn Cow
• Marx Prize Livestock Ayrshire Cow
• Marx Prize Livestock Black Angus
• Marx Prize Livestock Brown Swiss Cow
• Marx Prize Livestock Clydesdale Horse
• Marx Prize Livestock Hereford
• Marx Prize Livestock Merino Sheep Ewe
• Marx Prize Livestock Merino Sheep Ram
• Marx Prize Livestock Poland China Pig

Western Cattle

• Marx Western Steer 5 inch

From PL-150 Chubby Western Series 60mm vinyl

• Marx Western Longhorn Steer Tail Over Back
• Marx Western Longhorn Steer Running

From PL-324 and PL-325 54mm soft plastic

• Marx Western Calf

From PL-460 Rodeo Animals 54mm soft plastic

• Marx Western Shorthorn Steer
• Marx Western Longhorn Steer Stopping

From PL-1067 Steers - includes the ones from PL-460

• Marx Western Skinny Longhorn Head Left
• Marx Western Skinny Longhorn Head Right

From PL-1058

• Marx Western Oxen

Songbirds

Also known as fence birds since they are designed to clip to the top of Marx fences.

• Songbird, Tail Out
• Songbird, Tail Up Fat
• Songbird, Tail Up Thin

35mm Farm Animals

This series was created for use with the Marxville train set farm. There is a similar series in the same size made for the Littletown farm set

• Marx Cow Eating 35mm
• Marx Goat 35mm
• Marx Horse Farm 35mm
• Marx Pig 35mm

Linemar Farm Animals

Small animals made of metal in Japan.

• Marx Linemar Bull
• Marx Linemar Cow
• Marx Linemar Donkey
• Marx Linemar Horse
• Marx Linemar Pig
• Marx Linemar Sheep

Nativity Set

The Nativity Set is usually in white hard plastic, with reissues having been done in light tan

• Marx Nativity Camel
• Marx Nativity Cow Lying
• Marx Nativity Donkey
• Marx Nativity Goat Lying
• Marx Nativity Sheep

Nursery Rhyme Series and Fairykins

The Nursery Rhyme series is pastel soft plastics, the Fairykins are in painted hard plastic.

• Marx Bo Peep's Sheep
• Marx Mary and Her Lamb

• Marx Fairykin Bo Peep's Sheep
• Marx Fairykin Goosey Goosey Gander
• Marx Fairykin Mary and Her Lamb

Tin Farm Animals

There is a very old series of printed tin stand-up type animals that has been seen

• Marx Bull Tin
• Marx Cow Tin
• Marx Pig Tin
• Marx Sheep Tin

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