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<\/p>\nAs kids we all got Christmas presents and the thing I wanted most every year was a “set.” Over the years I probably got five or six of them. Each set consisted of a number of toy soldiers, some sort of structure (a fort or castle for example), and usually several special figures.<\/p>\n
Three sets come particularly to mind; Rin Tin Tin and Fort Apache, World War II soldiers, and dinosaurs.<\/p>\n
The Fort Apache playset had a stockade with a couple of buildings, guard towers, landscaping accessories like a well, lots of cavalry men and Indians, and special castings of Rusty, Rinty, Lt. Rip Masters and Sergeant O’Hara. I would set this up in our sandpile and play for hours and hours.<\/p>\n
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Another set I got was a World War II soldiers. This must’ve been the European theater. Current research shows me that there was a Pacific theater too, but I didn’t have that one.<\/p>\n
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A third set was of dinosaurs. I’m sure this set must have contributed greatly to the names of the species I know.<\/p>\n
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It looks like Marx was the major manufacturer for most of these sets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As kids we all got Christmas presents and the thing I wanted most every year was a “set.” Over the years I probably got five or six of them. Each set consisted of a number of toy soldiers, some sort … Continue reading