Wellll, it's been a long, slow arc from the last time I centered posts on space themes. Over the past couple of years we saw a TON of military stuff, a bunch of trains - which will remain a mainstay of the blog - dragons, and other miscellany. Then I hit the MPC ringhand toys and spent a year or more on those, finally using MPC ringhand space sets as my segue into space toys in general. So now let's break away from MPC for just a little while and hit some of the other space toys making their way into my own little Space Fleet.
This job lot was acquired quite cheaply some months back and included the radio tower from a Remco Radio Station, a Rex Mars Space Phone, and a multi-stage rocket. The radio tower, which measures 6 3/4" (17.14cm) H, can be used along with my other toys in any number of displays or set-ups and so will come in handy for that. Rex Mars was Marx's answer to Tom Corbett toys but because Marx had to pay royalties for the use of the Tom Corbett name they ended up inventing their own space hero: Rex Mars - totally royalty free. All they needed to do was re-name their existing playsets while essentially keeping the same parts. But here's the thing. I don't actually collect Rex Mars toys and am not sure what set this Space Phone came in, but it's a nice, non-functioning, frying pan looking toy. So, those two toys are nice but I bought this job lot for the multi-stage rocket. It is unbranded, has four stages in different colors, and measures 8" (20.32cm) H x 2 1/8" (5.39cm) wide, fin-to-fin. It makes a good addition to the Space Fleet but if anyone can give me a clue as to who made it that would be much appreciated. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina
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