Marx Double Decker Greyhound Bus

Creator

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Coverage

1890-2011

Description

This pressed steel bus was manufactured by Louis Marx and Company under the Greyhound license. It is modeled after the Double Decker 613 bus that ran across the United States. It features a clockwork mechanism that can be activated with a key and a lithographed tin driver. This bus is part of a large line of Greyhound buses manufactured by Marx.

Format

Digital Photograph

Source

Ralph L. Tomlinson Toy Collection, "Learning Through Play" Exhibit in Leatherby Library