Marx and Plasticville Telephone Poles - set of 22

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The Plasticville Telephone Pole was first introduced in 1950 and was sold initially to dealers in boxes of one dozen under the number TP-5. In 1957, the dealer box number was changed to 1000, but it was otherwise identical to the TP-5. These poles were issued in a bag that would hang from a dealer's rack in 1963 under the No. 5000.The Marx Telephone Poles that were made by Marx are often confused with those that are Plasticville. The Marx poles are larger with an overall height of seven inches and the Plasticville poles are one inch shorter. Larger wire terminals are on the Marx pole. While the Plasticville poles had two holes for mounting, the Marx poles had two slots in the side of the base 180 degrees apart .