Chief Cherokee - 'Chief Cherokee L'Indien Mobile'
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These figures and accessories were the same as thier US counterparts.
Canadian Chief was issued in two or three different boxes:
- US Movable Indian version with french inscription - Carmel Body
- BOTW Bilingual - Carmel Body
- In New Mod Colours ?? - Light Green Body
These figures and accessories were the same as thier US counterparts.
The first issue Canadian Chief Cherokee came with the standard US 1st issue box graphics. No french language was added. The box is the standard Canadian one piece design without the insert tab in the back. This means that the boxes were printed in Canada and not imported from the US.
The end of the box states this:
LOUIS MARX & CO., OF CANADA LTD...
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO. Of particular note is the Canadian Chief himself. He is made from a darker caramel color - see the picture to the left showing a Canadian Chief on the left and the standard US Chief on the right. Also, the Canadian Chiefs and carmel Johnnys do not suffer from the brittle plastic problem of the US versions. A sure sign of the brittle problem can be detected by the infamous 'crayon' smell. The Canadian plastic does not give off this odor.
LOUIS MARX & CO., OF CANADA LTD...
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO. Of particular note is the Canadian Chief himself. He is made from a darker caramel color - see the picture to the left showing a Canadian Chief on the left and the standard US Chief on the right. Also, the Canadian Chiefs and carmel Johnnys do not suffer from the brittle plastic problem of the US versions. A sure sign of the brittle problem can be detected by the infamous 'crayon' smell. The Canadian plastic does not give off this odor.
The Scarborough plant produced a "in new mod colours" Chief. I've seen several of these figures on eBay and just recently purchased one. The body mold and color are the same as the "in new mod colours" Geronimo. It would have been fairly easy for them to produce the figure, just give the green Geronimo a Chief head and make a box...
These "in new mod colours" boxes for Chief are extremely rare.
