Vintage Large Prototype Marx tin Hand Painted P35 US Army Airplane

10" long hand-painted tin warplane w/13" wide wingspan. S Army name on underside of wings along w/Army stars. Fuselage and tailfin are both marked "35, " a reference to the Seversky P-35 fighter aircraft built in the US by the Seversky Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-35 was the first single-seat fighter in US Army Air Corps to feature all-metal construction, retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit.

In addition to pilot that has been hand-painted in cockpit, lines and dots indicating metal sheets and rivets have all been hand-painted w/remarkable detail. Side of plane features Indian chief set against arrowhead design.

This plane was produced by Marx, but in a different variation. Toy has original Sample - Louis Marx & Co. " string tag w/"P-35 hand-inked text and inventory/stock number.

Plane shows obvious wear w/paint scratches/flakes w/oxidation to visible bare metal. Left wing has 1 dent on top. Metal loop on top, just behind cockpit.

This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Wind-up Toys". The seller is "funkyfindsandgrinds" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Brand: Marx
• Featured Refinements: Marx Tin Toy
• Age Level: 3-4 Years, 4-7, 8-11 Years, 12-16 Years, 17 Years & Up
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Modified Item: No
• Vintage: Yes