Local Big Wheel Goes Hollywood
Ranked as one of the Top 100 toys
of all time, the Big Wheel was originally produced in 1969 at the Marx
Toy factory in Glen Dale, West Virginia. It has been reported that the
Glen Dale Marx Factory could produce over 7,000 Big Wheels per day in
preparation for the Christmas season.
In November, the Official Marx Toy
Museum was contacted by an advertising agency in search of a 1975 Big
Wheel to be used for a Lexus Car commercial. The commercial has been
airing for two weeks and is just one of several Lexus commercials
comparing memorable childhood Christmas gifts to that of a new Lexus.
The Marx Big Wheel has been retired
and is again on display at the Marx Toy Museum!!! The museum will be
open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm through December 31st.
The museum will close for the winter season and reopen in April.
For more information, visit the
Marx Toy Museum website at
www.MarxToyMuseum.com or call (304) 845-6022. The Marx website will
have a link to the Big Wheel commercial.
