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search Child playing with toy (tin) figures  Playsets are themed
collections of similar toys designed to work together to enact
some action or event. The most common toy playsets involve
plastic figures, accessories, and possibly buildings or scenery,
purchased together in a common box. Some sets during the 1960s
and 1970s were offered within metal "suitcase" containers that
also functioned as part of the playset.  First pioneered by
metal figure manufacturers around the turn of the 20th century,
usually as military "play" figures with simple accessories, the
concept of the playset was further developed by companies like
Marx Toys, Superior Toy, Remco, Deluxe Reading, Multiple
Toymakers (MPC) and others throughout the Baby Boomer era.
Several manufacturers continue to produce playsets today.
Several popular playsets by Marx were:  Popular playsets based
on television series were:  See also[edit]     1. ^ [1][dead
link]  Further reading[edit]