Vintage Fisher Price Pick Up 'N Peek #502
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Here is an awesome, Vintage Fisher Price Pick Up and Peek #502 for your consideration. This puzzle consists of 10 pieces, each equipped with a yellow peg. The pegs on each puzzle piece are designed to help little fingers easily remove the pieces from the puzzle. Manufactured between 1963-1971, the puzzle depicted a number of existing buildings in East Aurora, NY, the manufacturing home of Fisher Price toys. If you look closely, a couple of the buildings are "dead ringers" for the vintage Fisher Price #952 Yellow House and the #923 School CLASSIC play sets. The puzzle is intended for 2-5 year old children. All of the pieces, when removed, have an underlying litho showing what occurs inside each building on a regular basis and what items are commonly associated with that particular building. Preschoolers just adore standing these puzzle pieces upright and recreating their own towns. This is a WONDERFUL puzzle for beginning language learners. The puzzle provides loads of opportunities to highlight assorted vocabulary, language based concepts, categorization and memory activities. The lithos are captivating and spark a lot of conversational attempts. In my opinion, this puzzle is in NEAR MINT condition. The only "imperfections" I can find are:
1. Two, faint green marks. One is between the apartment building and the Fisher Price Toy Store and the other is between the back tire of the truck and the tree; I have not yet tried to see if this can be removed via a careful cleaning;
2. Some minor edge wear on the edge of the truck's tires and the Fisher Price Toy Store; and
3. Some minor separation between the back surface of the puzzle and the remaining puzzle layers; I will be remedying this with some Rubber Cement and a clamp; it will not be an issue.
That's it! All of the interior lithos are in MINTY MINT condition. Given its age (52 years old), it's unbelievable to find one of these puzzles in this condition. The back of the puzzle reveals it was produced in Holland. The back of the puzzle is devoid of any marks. stains, or punctures. Overall, this is a ABSOLUTELY A COLLECTOR QUALITY puzzle.
This solid wood puzzle exemplifies Fisher Price's reputation for durable, classic toys. The puzzle weighs 1 lb., 4 oz. UNWRAPPED and my location is Lafayette, IN (47905).
1. Two, faint green marks. One is between the apartment building and the Fisher Price Toy Store and the other is between the back tire of the truck and the tree; I have not yet tried to see if this can be removed via a careful cleaning;
2. Some minor edge wear on the edge of the truck's tires and the Fisher Price Toy Store; and
3. Some minor separation between the back surface of the puzzle and the remaining puzzle layers; I will be remedying this with some Rubber Cement and a clamp; it will not be an issue.
That's it! All of the interior lithos are in MINTY MINT condition. Given its age (52 years old), it's unbelievable to find one of these puzzles in this condition. The back of the puzzle reveals it was produced in Holland. The back of the puzzle is devoid of any marks. stains, or punctures. Overall, this is a ABSOLUTELY A COLLECTOR QUALITY puzzle.
This solid wood puzzle exemplifies Fisher Price's reputation for durable, classic toys. The puzzle weighs 1 lb., 4 oz. UNWRAPPED and my location is Lafayette, IN (47905).
