Feix was an importer/purveyer of toy soldiers out of a small brick shop in New York around 1901.  His figures were in the german style, molds most likely imported from there.  they appear in early catalogs, like Sears, so were widely shopped.

Light and airy then?  or with a penetrating flavor?   anyhow I love the cover design.

painted for a Jim guy.

who  says Marxists don't have a sense of humor??

designed to sit in  the middle of a circle of track, with a tunnel to  boot.  a little Marx extra for the standard O trainset.