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The Fisher-Price
Collectors Club
is a group of people who all share a love for the toys
made by the Fisher-Price company. The group is quite
diverse in what we collect, as there are so many
different lines of toys to enjoy! Far and away, the most
collected line of toys by our members are the
classic Little People/Play Family toys,
but there are many others to enjoy too -
the vintage wooden pull toys; the
wind-up music boxes; dollhouses and action figures;
plus so much more!
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It's hard to put into words
exactly why Fisher-Price
toys have such timeless
charm to many of us. Perhaps it's the bright colors
and smiles. Maybe it's the cute
miniature versions of society. Perhaps it's reasons
too numerous to list!
Either way, Fisher-Price truly does have the power to
brighten a rainy day.
THE July 24th Toy Sale was a success! Thanks again
to everyone who helped out and attended!
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What A Great Toy Sale!
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After a year off, the Fisher-Price Collectors Club once again held our
Collectible/Antique Toy Show and Sale. The sale was
on July 24, 2010, held at the Immanuel Church on Pine Street
in East Aurora NY.
We are happy to report that the sale went really well! We were very
pleased with the amount of people coming through, and many sellers
made some decent cash selling their toys. Overall the club
was very happy with the sale, especially
since we only had a couple of months
to pick the weekend, book the place, and get everything organized
and ready!
Many thanks to the club members who helped set up tables and cleaned up,
and to those who
got bottled water for everyone (since it was 90 plus degrees that day!!).
Hope to get some photos up soon!
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August 3, 2010:
What a great weekend!! The Annual Toy Show and Sale (July 24th)
went really well, and the dinner was fun as always, too! I'll be
getting details and photos up soon!
July 16:
For any club members who need a map to see where the
dinner and sale are, Click here!
July 2, 2010:
Hey Club Members! Our plans for our
2010 Get-Together are set
for July 24, 2010! There will be a Toy Sale, as well as the
annual dinner.
Jacquie mailed out the reservations for
the club dinner - send back
your RSVP soon so we know if we will have enough people for
a buffet, or just order off the menu!
The Toy Show and Sale
is also set on July 24th from 9:00 to 3:00, at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church
at 43 Pine Street, East Aurora NY.
Also mailed out were
membership info and dues for next year - send those back
to Jacquie!
May 11, 2010:
We are starting to make plans for the summer get-together
for the club - a new webpage for information can be
found here. We are working on
having a Toy Show and Sale, but we'll probably do
a meal (luncheon or dinner) for sure. Watch this website for more
info as it comes!
Early May, 2010:
The Gabby Goose was mailed out - Collectors check your
mailboxes!
February 2010:
While snowed in during a blizzard, I was bored so I
tried to add a slideshow of some favorite toys - hope my
web skills are good enough to make this work!
Click here to skip down the
page to see it! Also we are continuing the Weekly chat
sessions, now at 9:00 pm on Tuesdays. Check the last
issue of the Gabby Goose for the Chatzy link.
Early December 2009:
Collectors, check your mailboxes! The Winter issue of the
Gabby Goose was mailed out in early December. Many thanks
as always to Diane and Jacquie for all their work in
putting it together!
August 29, 2009:
Our luncheon was on Saturday August 29th, and we had
a great time! Quite a few of us were able to attend,
and it was great seeing everyone this year. Hope to get
up a webpage about what we did.
August 2009:
The Summer issue of the Gabby Goose was mailed out!
For anyone going to the August 29th Luncheon that needs
East Aurora info and directions,
Click here for an updated
map for 2009.
July 2009: CLUB MEMBERS - PLEASE READ!
Collectors, check your mailboxes!
Club renewal forms were mailed out at the end of July.
Also included is information about attending our annual
get-together. This year it's pretty simply - a luncheon
on Saturday August 29th at 1:00 pm at the Village Kitchen
Cafe in East Aurora NY. We will order off the menu.
We will also be doing the annual raffle, plus giving out the
Caring and Sharing Award. Club Members, send back your forms
to Jacquie by August 15th, so we know who's coming and how
many people to include in the reservations!
Click here for more info.
June 2009: Sad news to report - The Fisher-Price
Collectors Club will not be having an
Antique Toy Show and Sale this
year. Like the two frowning Little People shown here, we aren't
happy about it, but alas there were many reasons for this
decision.
May 2009: More sad news to report -
the Toytown Museum on
Girard Steet in East Aurora has
closed, and it appears this is permanent. They may be looking for
another location, but it remains to be seen what happens next.
A huge loss to toy collectors everywhere.
May 2009: The Spring Gabby Goose newsletter was mailed - collectors, check
your mailboxes!
March 2009: Good news!! In celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the Little People, Fisher-Price has produced
4 new commemorative toys, in a retro style in remembrance of
the classic Little People. They are called the "Little People
Play 'n Go", and the 4 new toys are a
house,
fire station,
farm, and
school house. The new toys have a base made
of light-weight plastic and tin, with plastic Little People and some accessories.
Sadly the Little People figures are large and chunky, but
alas, that's how things are made in current times for safety reasons.
Nice to see the vintage Little People being remembered today!
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| December 2008: The Winter Gabby Goose
Newsletter was mailed out - check it out!
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| August 2008:
Our annual convention was held over the weekend of
August 22-24, 2008, in East Aurora NY.
Click here
to see photos! It was a fun time for all!
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| Join the Club
- Come and join the Fisher-Price Collectors Club! |
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Our Toy Sale
- Most years, the club holds an annual antique toy show and sale. Hoping to buy
some vintage toys? Click
here to read all about it! |
| 2009 Convention
- Click to see information about our August 2009 Convention in East Aurora, NY |
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2008 Convention
- See Photos from the 2008 Convention! |
| Our Club's Mission and Goals
- click to see what the club's purpose and what we hope to accomplish. |
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East Aurora Info
- Click to see maps and hotels information about East Aurora, NY - the home
of Fisher-Price toys, and our convention! |
| Club Member Memorials
- We keep these members of the club dear to our hearts, and their
memory alive. |
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| Overview of Toys
- See all the lines of Fisher-Price toys
we enjoy collecting. Wooden pull toys, Little People,
music boxes - and more! |
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The Adventure People
- Read about the Adventure People, produced from 1974 until 1985! We have
a Figures Guide, showing over 75 different
Adventure People!
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| Pull Trains
- See the many different Fisher-Price pull Trains! From
Looky Chug-Chug to Toot-Toot! |
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The Clocks (Coming someday!)
- We plan to write a page to showcase all the Fisher-Price Music Tick-Tock
and Teaching Clocks.
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| Fisher-Price Toy Collecting Guide Books
(NEW!)
- Here are some of the popular Fisher-Price toy collecting books. We
look at Brad Cassity's book from 2000 (the "yellow book"),
plus two books written by Fox and Murray (the "purple book" and the "tan book"). |
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The Little People! (Coming someday I hope!)
- Got to write something about our all-time favorite toys! |
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The members of our club collect many different types of
Fisher-Price toys. The Classic Little People Toys are the most
collected toys in our club, with wooden pull toys and musical wind-up
ones also very valued. Original boxes and unopened and mint
condition toys are any collector's favorites!
But we have many other toys that some of our members love -
the Adventure People, The Dollhouse Decorator sets, The Chunky Little
People, commenorative toys and replicas, Huskys, Peek-A-Blocks,
Great Adventures, Rescue Heroes, the list goes on!
So sit on back and watch a slideshow of some of our
favorite toys and sets!
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Please bear with us!
This site is under
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
- more content and photos to come!
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1998 Gabby Goose, All rights Reserved.
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The
Fisher-
Price
Collectors Club is not affiliated with
Mattel/Fisher-Price or any of its associates. The toys are trademarks of
Mattel/Fisher-Price and its affiliates.
Fisher-Price®
is a registered trademark of Mattel, Inc. The statements expressed here are the
opinions of the site owners.
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Questions? Comments? Send emails to
jacham@dmcom.net - write "Fisher-Price" or "FP" in
the subject line somewhere so we know it's a toy-related email!
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| We love our Fisher-Price Toys! |
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Last updated: August 3, 2010
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Website updated by Sue Willis, President of the Fisher-Price
Collectors Club
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