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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!
The most
collected line of toys by our members are the
classic Little People toys,
but there are many others to enjoy too - Chunkies and the Newer Little People,
wooden pull toys;
wind-up music boxes; dollhouses and action figures;
plus so much more!
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.
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Some of our Favorite Toys
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Toy Slideshow
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Click to see all 40 photos in this slideshow
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April 8, 2013: NEW!
Happy to say, the club is working on the details of the upcoming summer convention - the dates are definitely set for
July 26 - July 27, 2013! Watch this page as more details come available, and club members will be getting more info
in the next newsletter.
April 7, 2013: NEW!
If anyone has a young daughter ages 3 - 6 who likes picture books, there is a new one just published that has
a small connection to a classic Fisher-Price toy! In the book Emeraldalicious by Victoria Kann, the main character
is a young girl who finds her favorite woods has been turned into a garbage dump. With some magic, she reuses many
of the items in new ways to promote the idea of recycling. If you look closely in the background when she is surrounded
by garbage, there is a classic Fisher-Price chatter phone! The phone appears on 3 different pages. Takes some eagle eyes
to see the chatter phone among the garbage, but there it is! Nice to see a chatter phone get a little recognition in the
year 2013!
February 19, 2013:
Collectors, check your mailboxes! The most recent copy of the Gabby Goose
Newsletter was mailed out!
January 22, 2013:
The Convention 2013 Page is now online! The dates are scheduled for July 26-27, 2013. Some things aren't
yet set in stone, so watch this page for details as they come! We hope to have our social hour, show and sale!
This will be the 20th anniversary of the Fisher-Price Collectors Club!
October 29, 2012:
FINALLY! Got a whole bunch of photos from the 2012 Convention, plus lots of info about what went on!
Click here to see the photos!
September 12, 2012:
I updated the Toy Sale Page for 2013. The club hopes to have a sale again next July,
so watch this site for details! Still working on getting photos up from the Convention - soon!
July 29, 2012:
Convention 2012 was great! A HUGE thanks to everyone who helped out and made our sale and dinner possible!
After we all recover, chat is resuming on Tuesday nights at 9:00 (check for the
link in the newsletter Gabby Goose). Still got to get photos up!
July 26, 2012:
Convention 2012 is here! See you all in East Aurora!
July 25, 2012:
Collectors, check your mailboxes quick! Jacquie and Diane pulled it off - they finished publishing the Gabby Goose and
and got it mailed out in time for the convention!
July 18, 2012:
For any club members coming to the convention:
Click here if you need to print the map and schedule of events. I just updated it for 2012, yeah!
July 12, 2012:
For any club members coming to the dinner that have not mailed back your reservations,
mail them to Jacquie right away so we know how many are coming! I am also adding some more photos
to the slideshow above, trying to get more content on there!
July 6, 2012:
I updated the Toy Sale Page - The Toy sale is on Saturday July 28th,
in East Aurora NY, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church on Pine Street. Map included on that page.
Also, club members - return your convention invitations/dues soon so we can do a head count!
June 22, 2012:
In mid June, Jacquie mailed out the invitations to the Convention 2012 dinner,
plus dues for next year. Check your mailboxes - hopefully yours came by now! We need
to know soon how many club members are attending the dinner since we have a minimum number to meet!
We're having prime rib, you know ......!
June 14, 2012:
Convention 2012 is only 6 weeks away! Jacquie will be mailing out the dinner reservations
and dues soon. I also been trying to update the site with a new look, which is testing my
limited web skills to the max here!
May 23, 2012:
Collectors, check your mailboxes (I mean your real
mailboxes, not the one with your #2500 Fisher-Price
Main Street set) - Gabby Goose newsletter was mailed out!
We are looking for some more club members to write articles -
check the last page of the Gabby Goose for more details.
April 24, 2012:
Convention 2012 is set for Friday July 27 and Saturday July 28, 2012! There is one
main difference from prior years -
the dinner is going to be on Friday night instead of Saturday.
Check the Convention 2012 for details as they come.
Start making your plans!
February 25, 2012:
Fisher-Price toys were featured in the December 14th, 2011 edition of the magazine Antique Trader recently. It mentions
the Top 10 Fisher-Price toys to collect, with 1936's Pushcart Pete having a value in the $9000 range.
Wow, wished I owned something on that list! The article is written by Bruce Fox, who wrote
the popular
Fisher-Price Toys Guide Book. To see the article,
click here!. (Hope the links works; it may not work forever!).
January, 2012:
Yeah! A new replica toy has been released. This one is the Fisher-Price Changeable Picture Disk Camera #112.
The original one was
made from around the late 1960's until around 1972. The original camera had discs sold with it, that you would
place in the camera to view scenes. I
personally never had this camera growing up, and never came across one in all my time in rummage and yard sales,
so I am quite curious about it! Not sure what stores are
selling the replica, but I see it being sold online in various places. Check it out!
December 5, 2011: Collectors, check your mailboxes!
The Fall issue of the Gabby Goose was mailed out. Lots of fun
stuff - Ted writes more about the wind-up music boxes; we recount the events of
the 2011 summer convention;
the "Getting To Know You" article is about our youngest member ever (at 6 years old!);
plus more! Sit on down and enjoy!
November 11, 2011: For those who enjoy decorating for Christmas, remember
to stop by a Hallmark Store and look for the new Fisher-Price ornaments. This year, there is
the red Music Box Teaching Clock, and the Play Family House (the yellow/blue one). The
attention to detail is amazing, and the quality is awesome! There is also an ornament based on
Snoopy Sniffer called "Snoop 'N Sniff", which was released in limited quantites and will
be harder to find. So go out there and get your ornaments, because you may wind up buying
them at super expensive prices later on Ebay if you don't (just look at what the Barn
ornament sells for - yikes!).
September 16, 2011: Everyone recovered from Convention 2011 yet?
Got all of your new toys displayed? Hope so! Also Chat is continuing on Tuesday nights at
9:00 pm Eastern Time - drop by and chat, or just leave a message! The password
and link to the Chatzy site is listed in the last issue of the Gabby Goose.
July 31, 2011: Convention 2011 was held on August 29-30 in East Aurora
and we had a great time!! The sale went really well, and the dinner was fun
as always! We met some new members as well as saw many of our regulars.
Thanks to everyone who helped out - hope to get photos and details up
on the site soon!
July 22, 2011:
For any club members who need a map to see where the
dinner and sale are, Click here!
July 22, 2011: The Toy Sale is all set for Saturday July 30, 2011 at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church at 43 Pine Street, East Aurora. The sale will be
smaller than in previous years, since some regulars can't make it this year.
But like always, it should be lots of fun with plenty of interesting toys!
July 18, 2011: Collectors, check your mailboxes! The Summer issue of
the Gabby Goose was mailed out - should be arriving around now. All the Convention 2011
information is in there; plus Ted F. has an article; also some new members
share their stories; plus much more! Hope everyone is getting ready for next week's
sale and dinner!
June 19, 2011:
Club Members, check your mailboxes! Jacquie mailed out
2011 Convention information and dues for next year. Send back whether you are
coming to the dinner and how many people, so we know how many tables to set!
Also included are raffle
tickets to send back (hey someone not present won last year!). The events this
year are: A Social Hour at the Immanuel Lutheran Church (43 Pine Street) at 3:00
on Friday July 29th; The Toy Sale at the church on Saturday July 30th from
9:00 to 2:30ish; the dinner (be there by 6:30!) at the Village Kitchen Cafe on
Saturday night. Ted F. is speaking this year (which will make you want to
beef up your wind-up toy collection!). Join us for the fun!
Click here to see the Convention 2011 webpage.
June 10, 2011: I added
a new PDF membership application on the Join The Club page.
Yeah trying to modernize a bit!
May 2011: Collectors, mark your calendars! The 2011 Convention is
set for Saturday, July 30 in East Aurora NY, the home of Fisher-Price!
If everything continues
to fall into place, we will once again have our Toy Show and Sale at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church on Pine Street (from roughly 9:30 to 2:30ish). Our annual
dinner is set for that evening at the Village Kitchen Cafe on Riley Street, just
like in previous years. You will be getting invitations in the mail with more
information. Start making your plans! Click here to see
the webpage for the 2011 Convention.
March 2011:
The Late Winter/Spring edition of the Gabby Goose was mailed out -
everyone check your mailboxes! Also we have a day set for our get-together
for the summer of 2011 - Saturday July 30th in East Aurora, NY! We hope
to have a sale again, plus our dinner. More details to come!
January 2011:
Finally got up a bunch of photos of our July 2010 convention -
Check it out!. Also
I put up a page for the
2011 convention. So when plans
start coming together, information can be found there.
The Weekly chat sessions (Tuesdays at 9:00)
are going on - the link is in the
Gabby Goose newsletter.
Mid September, 2010:
Collectors, check your mailboxes! It's that time of year -
the Fall edition of the Gabby Goose was mailed out, filled
with fun photos from our annual convention in July! We are also
discussing starting a Facebook page - more info coming on
that later.
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.
For older news going back to 2008, Click here.
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Join the Club! - Click to read about joining the
Fisher-Price Collectors Club! The Membership
Application can be found here.
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All About The Club - Click to see more information
about the club; who we are and what we do, our history and our mission and goals.
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News and Announcements - Older News and
Announcements can be found on this page. Most recent news is listed above
(on this Home Page).
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Annual Toy Show and Sale -
Most years, the Fisher-Price Collectors Club holds an annual Collectible and
Antique Toy Show and Sale. Click to see if there is a sale this year (held in
the summer during our convention); also many photos are shown to give you an
idea of what kinds of toys you could find!
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East Aurora, NY Information -
The Club's annual convention is held in East Aurora, NY. Click to see
hotel and transportation information, and maps of the area.
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Fisher-Price Toy Guide Books -
Looking to buy a book about Fisher-Price toys? This page highlights 3
of the best ones out there!
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The Little People Toys -
This page tells about the Fisher-Price Play/Family Little People toys, which
are the most collected by members of the club! Has links to sites that
have lookup guides to the sets and figures.
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Visit FPLPWorld.com -
Looking for a guide to the Little People sets? Or wanting to see which little
people figures are more valuable (aka a "whoops"?) - check out this site!
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Member Memorials -
This page is dedicated to the memory of some dear friends of the club.
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2012 Convention - Click to read about
the 2012 Annual Convention (July 27 & 28, 2012) in East Aurora, NY!
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2011 Convention - Click here to read about
our 2011 Annual Convention (July 30, 2011) in East Aurora, NY!
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2010 Convention - See the fun at our
2010 convention! Many photos included.
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2009 Convention -
See what went on at the 2009 convention/luncheon. Sorry I forgot to take photos!
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2008 Convention -
Click to see all that went on at the 2008 convention. This was the year we
held the toy show at the ToyTown Museum. Photos included.
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The Toys We Collect -
This page shows an overview of the lines of toys that members of the
club love to collect. Play Family/Little People toys; musical wind-up toys;
wooden pull toys; and many more!
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The Adventure People -
This page talks about the Fisher-Price Adventure People, made from around 1975
until around 1984. Has a list of all the sets produced.
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Adventure People Figure Lookup Guide -
Got a stray Adventure People figure and no idea what set it came from or
if it's rare or common? Check here! Photos of over 75 figures, with some rare
variations and prototypes thrown in for fun.
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The Wooden Pull Trains -
This page has photos and information all about the Fisher-Price pull trains.
Looky Chug-Chug; Huffy Puffy; Dinkie; Toot-Toot - they are all here!
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Links -
This page has some Fisher-Price and toy-related links.
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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: April 8, 2013
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Website updated by Sue, President of the Fisher-Price
Collectors Club
aka "Fisher-Price Sue"
fisherpricesue
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www.fpclub.org
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Welcome to the Fisher-Price Collectors Club Webpage!
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