That place is just amazing. I could spend hours in there and if I was in his hometown would gladly offer money that could go to a local charity? What an amazing place ☺️☺️☺️☺️

@paulknappcollections

2 ай бұрын

He lives in Maryland and built that garage just for his collection. Crazy.

Awesome and incredible collection! Your stewardship in preserving and displaying these many sets of immeasurable joy coupled with imaginative magic is most noteworthy! Was. Blessed with several original Marx sets! These sets can be discerned by the colors of the figures-I.e., the “Alamo” Mexicans were a deep blue, Crocket & Company were chalk-white; “Fort Apache” Indians were larger than 54mm and were a deep burnt-orange, a deep slate color, and a chalk-white respectively. Also had the first “Space” set with fantastic Mouse Aliens, Robot-like figure, spacemen with detachable clear bubble helmets, green horizontal Rocket Ships with wheels! Again, kudos for being a great curator of happy memories shared by thousands of youngsters.

@paulknappcollections

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video.

Oh WOW! what a FANTASTIC COLLECTION. NICE👍👍

@paulknappcollections

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Wonderful battlesets that i never had in the 1960s! Great video.

@paulknappcollections

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I've visited George Kroll's collection! Amazing place!! He has a set up that would rival the old Marx Toy Musuem in Moundsville.

@paulknappcollections

9 ай бұрын

No doubt. Great guy and very humble. I see him every year at the Gettysburg Show.

Best Marx collection I ever seen. I only had two Marx play sets as a child. Got the Blue and Gray set in 1961 or 62. And the Fort Apache set for Christmas in 1962. And the Marx service station in 1959. Still have most of the pieces to those sets. And I added several more as an adult with the original box, Wells Fargo, Cape Canaveral, American Airlines Jetport and several different Ft Apache sets.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching brother. I am heading to the Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show this weekend so I'll be posting a video sometime next week on everything that was for sale there. Keep watching.

I had the Sears 1960-61 Blue and Gray playset. It was one of my favorite Childhood toys. It had the Shooting Mortar and Cannon set up. In all the collections I have seen on youtube, I have seen the cannons and mortars, but none of them have the firing mechanisms. Boy it was a great Toyset, and now that I am 70 years old, I without shame, sometimes wish I had that set again.😃

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Good childhood memories though

What childhood memories you brought back. I don't remember the set numbers but I had mostly from Sears; the Prehistoric set, the early blue and gray and then for a Christmas I got the centennial civil war set including the gray falling Confederate on a horse, the metal Cape Canaveral, the Sears Custer battle, the first moon base with a huge moon background which was my last 1/32nd playset, as well as the Sears Alamo set, and the Sears D-Day landing set. My very first set was the construction set and the last two sets that I received before I aged out of playsets was the charge of the light brigade and knights and Vikings with castle which were" hand painted by artists" in Hong Kong. Same with my warriors of the world figures. I sold most of the sets to Rick Eber,a Marx collector in New York, and since my parents said the sets were only allowed to be played with inside they were complete in excellent condition. I made a substantial amount of money after I sold them to Rick after 911 when I needed the money after a job loss in the aftermath of the attack. Marx was a major part of my childhood and I recall seeing the display boards in various stores in Chicago. I usually got one playset for my birthday in December and then one for Christmas I really enjoyed my childhood and I'm thankful my parents had enough money to purchase these great sets. Thanks for this excellent video.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

I purchased many items from Rick at the toy shows. Great guy. Thanks for watching and I have many videos on other Marx playsets.

My brother and I were really into playsets growing up in the 50's and early 60's. Both of us had the civil war set, I had Ben Hur, the Untouchables, the Tales of Wells Fargo train set with the metal western town and cowboys and Indians. Early on my brother had the dinosaur playset, and at one point either he or my sister had the Flintstones set. The last playset I remember having was the WW2 soldiers but later, I remember getting the WW2 Germans. I still have numerous figures from most of these sets.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome brother. Thanks for watching my channel.

Unbelievably beautifully well displayed!

@paulknappcollections

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks! I've posted many videos on Marx playsets let me know what one your Dad had.

Awesome collection. I had a few Marx sets and they are probably my fav toys. I played the hell out of them. Seeing all these war sets reminded me of an episode of Thirty Something. A mom refused to buy her son any war toys, so she bought him a toy farm and when she saw him playing with it, he was having a war between the pigs and cows.

@paulknappcollections

11 ай бұрын

Checkout some of my other videos on the Marx sets I own.

I had the Flintstones, Disneyland, Battleground Europe(dark green US troops), Iwo Jima, Knights& Vikings-moat and castle, Daktari, Civil War set, Sold the Daktari display mat for $65. The only thing I kept was a few knights and Vikings, and the Civil War soldiers. Happiness on Christmas morning was palying wih the set I had got that Christmas. The sets were on display high up in the Sears Store in Macon Ga. I wiah I could have visited the Sears Dumpster.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Great memories brother.

@coleparker

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, I had Blue and Gray set, along with the Germans and US soldiers.

Excellent display.

@paulknappcollections

Ай бұрын

He has a very cool ManCave. I made 2 videos from his place. Thanks for watching

Great video, loved seeing the sets as advertised. In addition I have always known it to be GRAY and not Grey. Because Lewis Marx taught me about the Civil War, and taught me to spell GRAY! I had that record and played it when knocking down the troops. Hours of set ups to have that last battle, I did not keep count but the Rebs would give em hell until the Cavalry arrived to save the day...

@paulknappcollections

3 ай бұрын

Great memories.

@TP-ie3hj

3 ай бұрын

Since you check these comments I have another memory and question? The bagged figure sets. I bought a bag of the marx figures, bought a few. I remember the bags had a cardboard header and on the back was a cut out, on one bag it was the blown up house from the battle ground set, the other was a pill box you cut out and folded. Have you seen these before? @@paulknappcollections

@paulknappcollections

3 ай бұрын

@@TP-ie3hj wow, nope I’ve never seen them but I’m sure guys like Rick Eber have. Contact him on facebook

Hard work and dedication pay huge dividends!

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Yes it does!

This was really a great video .I had the fort apache and wagon train. Great stuff

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

George has the best collection I've ever seen. Plus a super humble guy.

awesome video, brought back sooo many memories

@paulknappcollections

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

My goodness what I wouldn’t do to have these sets. Or even to see them daily and dust them. Fantastic 🥰

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Right?! That's why I visit at least once a year. LOL

What a great collection of Marx toy sets! I have never seen those display boards before and didn’t realize they were even a “thing.” As a kid I had the Battleground set and Dinosaurs and my brother had the Fort Apache and a Sears Gas Station set. Wonderful toys. I’ve since bought some pieces off EBay to various sets just because I wanted them because I still love/like the Marx toys especially the WW 2 soldiers and remember having the soldiers fight against the dinosaurs! I guess I’m just a 70’some year old kid!

@paulknappcollections

4 ай бұрын

He does have an enormous store display boards. Thanks for watching.

Around 1965, I remember my mother taking into a toy store & showing me these playset on the display wall. There was about six or seven of them. She ask me which one I wanted & I picked out the army set, although I don't remember the name of it. Regardless, I enjoyed many of the Marx playsets & toys throughout my childhood.

@paulknappcollections

6 ай бұрын

Most likely a Battleground set. Great memories

Fantastic

@paulknappcollections

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I remember admiring the Marx playsets in a Montgomery Ward catalog although I was living in Japan. I finally broke down and pleaded my father, who was stationed in Vietnam to get me one. The Marx Prehistoric Playset arrived in about a week with over $18.00 in postage, a lot of money back in the early 60s.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Awesome set. Great childhood memories.

Wow. Literally reminded me of a couple of sets that I forgot I had!

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

This brings back a lot of memories. Growing up in the 60's every Christmas my mother would set me down with the Sears Wish Book and tell me I had a $100 to spend. On Christmas morning I would have at least two or three of these play sets

@paulknappcollections

10 ай бұрын

Great memories brother

Caught a glimpse of a plastic German helmet, my brother and I had these as well, I think he still has his.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

I think there is a company that is remaking them now. Thanks for watching

Amazing collection! George is one committed and lucky guy. I had a bunch of these sets (mostly western and war) some I never knew existed. What a learning experience, thanks to you and George.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching brother

Definitely brings back memories! Cool video brutha!!

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Very nice collection.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

It is amazing. George is a great guy.

one amazing set after another, and a great garloo and big loo right next to each other which is unreal just in itself.

@paulknappcollections

11 ай бұрын

Yes his collection is insane. He built his garage just to house his toys.

Just awesome

@paulknappcollections

7 ай бұрын

Epic collection.

@ericbliss9512

7 ай бұрын

@@paulknappcollections born in 67 I guess I missed out on marx hay day. But still had a desert fox(74), fort apache (76) and navaron(77). Still have have them .

Hey Paul GI Joe Eddie here just drop in to say hello and thank you for sharing your video brother God bless you and your family I appreciate you time brother thank you I can remember some of the sets considering my kids tell me I'm old as dirt but I remember those thank you I appreciate you God bless you and your family looking more exciting video God bless GI Joe Eddie over and out

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Cool stuff. Brings back memories. Not a collector but I loved the bigger figures to play with when i was a kid.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Got a castle set back in the day also a gas station set.wonderful stuff!🇨🇦

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for watching

That is an amazing collection.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

No doubt, thanks for watching

Excellent! Thank you!

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

wow epic collection, thanks for showcasing it.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing this with your viewers.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I love marx toys they were the best

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Just posted a new video from yesterdays show. Lots of Marx there

So cool 😎 grate job.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

PS. ... I did receive the Steve Canyon pilot helmet (from Ideal) which I would run around with while playing with my plastic model airplanes my dad made for me.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome, great memories.

I wanted any of them so bad but my mom and dad were young just starting a family and barely making ends meet and these sets were expensive. They always put these displays along the top of the freezer cases at the grocery store. So looking up trying to see all the details was frustrating as a little kid.

@paulknappcollections

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember seeing them in Sears. Thanks for watching

I just spotted Big Lou!

@Laine2539

6 ай бұрын

And Garloo!

@paulknappcollections

6 ай бұрын

He's there

Oh I almost forgot. I had the Sears Marx gas station too.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Childhood memories brother

Jeez I'm getting senile... I also had the castle set with the yellow plastic battlements which I think I got around 1959 or 1960 as my first military related set. I always wanted one of the airport and the strategic air command sets but given I received all those other sets noted in the previous post I did pretty well.😏

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

Strategic air command is a great set.

We went to burks Carnegie pa toy store matchbox and marx fort apache Navarro mountain

@paulknappcollections

3 ай бұрын

Navarone was my favorite back in the day.

Holy smokes.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

I know, I didn't want to leave LOL

At 35:20 What is the set? Nice that it came with weapon sprues.

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

it is a Satellite Launching Station set# 2664

How does he keep them so dust free?

@paulknappcollections

10 ай бұрын

Oh its climate controlled, but you should see my collection, open garage withy no climate control. There is no keeping these clean. LOL

@crossbow1203

10 ай бұрын

@@paulknappcollections I never had any of the play sets but I sure had plenty of Marx plastic soldiers! I live in Ohio and the Glendale Marx plant is just down river (as we say around here!) So all the 5 &10 stores around here had bags or boxes of soldiers. I bet if they tore up every lawn in the valley you would find millions of forgotten figures. A small story, my father was building our house and had bought a truck load of sand to mix concrete. To a little kid that looked like the ideal place to play with my soldiers. I mDe caves and bunkers then threw gravel at them for artillery. Had a blast! Next day I wake up to the sound of a cement mixer running. I go outside to discover about half my army has fallen victim to the monster mixer! So everything I walk on my dad's front porch I think about the fallen soldiers I walking on! Lol!

Lol. Apparently the only American who would ever be bothered if pieces were "Out Of Scale" was...Donald Duck.

@paulknappcollections

4 ай бұрын

What a great collection

I so desperately wanted a moon Base set. I beg my parents To get me 14 Christmas. Obviously I was not a good boy. 60 years later I still want one. Go figure

@barbaraanneneale3674

8 ай бұрын

Although I did get a mccolley space helmet. Wish I still had it .

@paulknappcollections

8 ай бұрын

Childhood memories bro. Thanks for watching

Where are the trains?

@paulknappcollections

2 ай бұрын

He had a few sets in the downstairs area but I didn't film them. More of a playset guy.

My Dad tried to buy one forr me but they refused to sell it at Sears!

@paulknappcollections

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure back in the day they were hard to get from the stores.