Louis Marx and Company
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Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1919 to 1980. They made many types of toys including tin toys, toy soldiers, toy guns, action figures, dolls, toy cars and mode
A 1930 Marx ad for a No. 100 Doughboy Tank
"Siren fire chief" model car, produced in 1930 and exhibited at the Toy Museum of Nürnberg, Germany
The 'Electric Marx-Mobile' pedal car
Atomic Reactor steam toy manufactured by Linemar in the 1950s
Quaker Oats Company
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The Quaker Oats Company, known as Quaker, is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. As Quaker Mill Company, the company was founded in 1877 in Ravenna, Ohio. In 1881, Henry Parsons
Louis Marx and Company
…in the colors of KLM, Pan Am and other airlines. The trademark for Linemar toys is owned by The Juna Group, LLC. In 1972, Marx sold his company to the Quaker Oats Company for $54 million ($416 million in 2025 dollars) and retired at the age of 76. Quaker also owned the Fisher-Price brand, but struggled with Marx. Quaker…
1905 magazine advertisement
Quaker Oats facility in Peterborough, Ontario
The first Quaker logo of 1877
The Quaker Oats standing "Quaker Man" logo c. 1900