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Erie, Pennsylvania: Marx Toy Museum (Gone)

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Directions:
I-90 exit 27, then north on Hwy 97 to the first traffic light. Turn right onto E. Bloomfield Parkway, and the Museum will be in the ground floor of the house on the left.
Hours:
Closed in April 2008.
Status:
Gone

Marx Toy Museum.

Marx Toy Museum

Plastic childhood treasures from a rock'em, sock'em dead company. This unofficial museum, created by former company employees, closed in 2008 (The official museum is in Moundsville, West Virginia).

Roadsideamerica.com Report...
Erie, Pennsylvania - Marx Toy Museum Closing: Boomers Mourn
Marx Toy Museum: A shocking story in the Erie Times-News on April 1 -- which doesn't appear to be a prank -- relates that the Marx Toy Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania, will be closing its doors forever on April 13. [04/03/2008] Complete Story...

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Marx Toy Museum

Here is another Marx Toy Museum, this one put together by former Marx Toy employees.

[Patrick Mertens, 08/24/2006]

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