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play family farm

Play Set
©1967 (made)

1. barn, cream plastic roof with handle at the top and sliding doors in one edge; blockboard sides covered with printed paper designed to show red, black and white wood decorated with windows, flowers etc.; mounted on a hardboard base. One long side has opening doors and the left one has a trigger mechanism connecting with a sound box in the roof; although not working very well it would seem to be a `moo' noise.
2. tractor, yellow with bright pink wheels and small black front wheels
3. open trailer, bright pink
4. car, green and white
5-7. white fencing
8. cow, white with brown
9. harness for the cow, white
10. hen, red with black
11. sheep, white and black
12. dog, brown with black and white
13. man, farmer, blue wood base, pink plastic head, yellow plastic hat
14. woman, blue wooden base, pink wood head, yellow plastic hair
15. boy, green wood base, pink plastic head, white plastic collar, brown plastic hair
16. girl, blue wood base, pink wood head, white plastic collar, yellow plastic hair
17. baby, orange wood base, pink plastic head
18. hen, white with red


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 18 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Playset Building
  • Toy Farm
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Animal
  • Toy Farm Animal
  • Playset Part
  • Toy Farm Equipment
  • Playset Animal
  • Toy Farm Animal
  • Playset Animal
  • Toy Farm Animal
  • Playset Animal
  • Toy Farm Animal
  • Playset Figure
  • Toy Farm Figure
  • Playset Figure
  • Toy Farm Figure
  • Playset Figure
  • Toy Farm Figure
  • Playset Figure
  • Toy Farm Figure
  • Playset Figure
  • Toy Farm Figure
  • Playset Animal
  • Toy Farm Animal
Titleplay family farm (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
plastic, hardboard, paper
Brief description
play set, belgian; ©1967
Physical description
1. barn, cream plastic roof with handle at the top and sliding doors in one edge; blockboard sides covered with printed paper designed to show red, black and white wood decorated with windows, flowers etc.; mounted on a hardboard base. One long side has opening doors and the left one has a trigger mechanism connecting with a sound box in the roof; although not working very well it would seem to be a `moo' noise.
2. tractor, yellow with bright pink wheels and small black front wheels
3. open trailer, bright pink
4. car, green and white
5-7. white fencing
8. cow, white with brown
9. harness for the cow, white
10. hen, red with black
11. sheep, white and black
12. dog, brown with black and white
13. man, farmer, blue wood base, pink plastic head, yellow plastic hat
14. woman, blue wooden base, pink wood head, yellow plastic hair
15. boy, green wood base, pink plastic head, white plastic collar, brown plastic hair
16. girl, blue wood base, pink wood head, white plastic collar, yellow plastic hair
17. baby, orange wood base, pink plastic head
18. hen, white with red
DimensionsHeight: 8¾in (22.2cm) Width 2: 11in 928cm) Depth: 7in (17.7cm)
Marks and inscriptions
©1967 Fisher Price Toys Division of the Quaker Oats Co Made in Belgium
Object history
References: Request from Mrs. O'Flynn in a letter dated February 3, 1998.
Mrs. O'Flynn's husband died 6 weeks earlier and she would like the gift to include his name with some mention such as "Mrs. Evelyn O'Flynn and Mr. James O'Flynn gave the toys to their daughter Moira O'Flynn".

This collection of toys was played with by the donor's daughter, Moira, before attending school in 1976. Moira was born on September 19, 1971.
Production
Made by: Fisher Price
england/ belgium
Collection
Accession number
B.41:1-1997

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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