Occasionally on this blog we reminisce about days gone by and look back at products we manufactured years ago. One such product is the sled we made for the Louis Marx Toy Company.
The one-time toy giant that was based in the United States contracted with us to make these popular blue sleds in the mid-1970s just prior to the Marx Company's 1978 collapse (after it had been in business since 1919). These sleds were sold by the thousands throughout the Northeast and could be found in stores like Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward's.
Many Generation Xers of colder climes remember riding on them and, surprisingly, many of their parents still have the sleds! They have held up to the test of time and 30 years later they can still hit the slopes. That's what you call quality manufacturing ;)
For more information about Louis Marx visit these websites that look back at the history of the company:
http://www.marxmuseum.com/
http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/
Many Generation Xers of colder climes remember riding on them and, surprisingly, many of their parents still have the sleds! They have held up to the test of time and 30 years later they can still hit the slopes. That's what you call quality manufacturing ;)
For more information about Louis Marx visit these websites that look back at the history of the company:
http://www.marxmuseum.com/
http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/
