RARE Vintage Fisher Price
#909 Family Rooms Complete with Bag
EXC++-NEAR MINT (A)
The Fisher Price #909 Play Family Rooms play set is one of the most coveted Little People sets ever manufactured. Distributed exclusively by Sears for only 3 years (1972-74), this set is extremely difficult to find intact. Designed for easy access, the play base contained few outside walls and no roof. As a result, children could easily manipulate the furniture and family throughout the house. Many of the furniture pieces only came with this set (e.g. living room, bedroom, and patio furniture along with some of the bathroom fixtures); thus, making it even harder to make a complete set. The #909 Family Rooms play set also came replete with a drawstring Storage Bag to house all of its component pieces. Following repeated scrutiny of this set, I believe this set warrants an EXC++-NEAR MINT rating.
The base is constructed of heavy duty Masonite. The lithos of this base depict the walls and floor areas of a living room, kitchen, children's bedroom, and bathroom. One set of outside walls differentiates the outdoor living space from the indoor space. This base is one of the finest I've ever seen. The only "imperfection" I can discern is one small place where the litho has been displaced from the entry way of the living room into the kitchen. This spot is approximately 1/4" W x 1/4" H. Other than this, all of the other lithos are in PRISTINE condition. They are devoid of any marks, creases, stains, bubbles, discolorations, and soiling. In other words, they are, in my opinion, in NEAR MINT condition. The underneath portion of the Masonite base is similarly endowed. It is free of any stains, marks, chips, dings, or indentations.
Accompanying this incredible base are the following pieces of furniture and appliances:
1 HTF lime green, rectangular shaped kitchen table with litho (MINT);
4 HTF lime green, captain's chairs with dots on the back (EXC++-NEAR MINT--NOTE: The captain's chairs with a dot on the back are the oldest chairs that Fisher Price ever made; they were followed by captain's chairs with a triangle on the back);
1 RARE light yellow refrigerator with two opening doors (EXC++--minor loss of black trim on refrigerator's doors);
1 RARE light yellow double kitchen sink (MINT);
1 RARE light yellow stove with oven door that opens and original litho (MINT);
1 RARE white bathtub (MINT);
1 HTF white bathroom sink (MINT);
1 RARE white bathroom scale with litho (VG++-EXC --some minor edge wear on the bottom surface of the litho);
1 HTF white potty (EXC++--top of toilet seat has some subtle swirls in the plastic; I believe these occurred during the manufacturing process as I've seen this in several toilet seats);
1 RARE aqua outdoor patio table with yellow multi-colored umbrella (EXC++-NEAR MINT---some darkening on spring; I believe an application of Naval Jelly and some gentle buffing will brighten up this spring; the spring itself is ramrod straight;
2 RARE aqua captain's chairs with aqua dots on the back (MINT);
1 RARE aqua wading pool with multi-colored water toys imprinted on the bottom of the pool (MINT);
1 HTF yellow 3 legged grill with litho (MINT);
2 RARE red twin beds with minimal residual foam (VG+--if the new owner wishes, I will be happy to remove these traces of original foam and replace them with firm, tan foam; once these new "mattresses" are in place, these beds will easily garner a NEAR MINT-MINT rating; NOTE: these tan "mattresses" will not be glued in place so the new owner may remove them if desired; similarly, as many FP collectors like the original foam to be kept in place, I will wait on the new owner's decision about this before cleaning them;
1 RARE red couch (MINT);
2 RARE royal blue stuffed chairs (1 MINT and the other in VG-VG+ condition; later chair has some wear on the seat's front edge and around the perimeter of the chair's skirt);
1 EXCEEDINGLY RARE royal blue coffee table (MINT); and
1 EXCEEDINGLY RARE royal blue television set with puppet litho (MINT).
In addition, this offering features 4 ALL WOOD Family members and 1 ALL WOOD Lucky, the dog. All of the family members (green bodied Dad w/brown hair, blue-bodied Mom with blonde pony, blue- bodied girl with blonde braids, and orange-bodied boy with red, heat stamped hair) are in MINTY MINT condition. They look BRAND NEW! Lucky, however, apparently had a tussle with some "urchin" in the past as his ears have been definitely chewed. His wooden straight body, head, and yellow dot collar are immaculate. All in all, because of his chewed ears, I rate him as being in VG+ condition.
Last, but not least, this set contains the EXTREMELY RARE cream-colored Storage Bag. The bag displays some fading in the lettering and a minor tear near the top edge of the bag near the drawstring. Since my husband swears "someone in my family died from a needle," I am not going to attempt to mend this. I trust whoever purchases this set will be much better suited to fixing this slight aberration.
This is a MAGNIFICENT set! I've only seen one in better shape and that one is in my personal collection. This is only the third one of these I have encountered in 14 years of buying and selling on line. Don't pass this by! This is definitely a COLLECTOR quality set and one that some lucky child might also enjoy.
This set was manufactured in the good ole' USA and is not subject to any recent recalls of toys made in China with lead-based paint.
Due to the presence of small parts, it is recommended that this set and its accessories not be given to children under 3 years of age or those that are still mouthing their toys. Adult supervision is recommended.
This set weighs 3 lbs. UNWRAPPED. My location is Lafayette, IN (47905).
The base is constructed of heavy duty Masonite. The lithos of this base depict the walls and floor areas of a living room, kitchen, children's bedroom, and bathroom. One set of outside walls differentiates the outdoor living space from the indoor space. This base is one of the finest I've ever seen. The only "imperfection" I can discern is one small place where the litho has been displaced from the entry way of the living room into the kitchen. This spot is approximately 1/4" W x 1/4" H. Other than this, all of the other lithos are in PRISTINE condition. They are devoid of any marks, creases, stains, bubbles, discolorations, and soiling. In other words, they are, in my opinion, in NEAR MINT condition. The underneath portion of the Masonite base is similarly endowed. It is free of any stains, marks, chips, dings, or indentations.
Accompanying this incredible base are the following pieces of furniture and appliances:
1 HTF lime green, rectangular shaped kitchen table with litho (MINT);
4 HTF lime green, captain's chairs with dots on the back (EXC++-NEAR MINT--NOTE: The captain's chairs with a dot on the back are the oldest chairs that Fisher Price ever made; they were followed by captain's chairs with a triangle on the back);
1 RARE light yellow refrigerator with two opening doors (EXC++--minor loss of black trim on refrigerator's doors);
1 RARE light yellow double kitchen sink (MINT);
1 RARE light yellow stove with oven door that opens and original litho (MINT);
1 RARE white bathtub (MINT);
1 HTF white bathroom sink (MINT);
1 RARE white bathroom scale with litho (VG++-EXC --some minor edge wear on the bottom surface of the litho);
1 HTF white potty (EXC++--top of toilet seat has some subtle swirls in the plastic; I believe these occurred during the manufacturing process as I've seen this in several toilet seats);
1 RARE aqua outdoor patio table with yellow multi-colored umbrella (EXC++-NEAR MINT---some darkening on spring; I believe an application of Naval Jelly and some gentle buffing will brighten up this spring; the spring itself is ramrod straight;
2 RARE aqua captain's chairs with aqua dots on the back (MINT);
1 RARE aqua wading pool with multi-colored water toys imprinted on the bottom of the pool (MINT);
1 HTF yellow 3 legged grill with litho (MINT);
2 RARE red twin beds with minimal residual foam (VG+--if the new owner wishes, I will be happy to remove these traces of original foam and replace them with firm, tan foam; once these new "mattresses" are in place, these beds will easily garner a NEAR MINT-MINT rating; NOTE: these tan "mattresses" will not be glued in place so the new owner may remove them if desired; similarly, as many FP collectors like the original foam to be kept in place, I will wait on the new owner's decision about this before cleaning them;
1 RARE red couch (MINT);
2 RARE royal blue stuffed chairs (1 MINT and the other in VG-VG+ condition; later chair has some wear on the seat's front edge and around the perimeter of the chair's skirt);
1 EXCEEDINGLY RARE royal blue coffee table (MINT); and
1 EXCEEDINGLY RARE royal blue television set with puppet litho (MINT).
In addition, this offering features 4 ALL WOOD Family members and 1 ALL WOOD Lucky, the dog. All of the family members (green bodied Dad w/brown hair, blue-bodied Mom with blonde pony, blue- bodied girl with blonde braids, and orange-bodied boy with red, heat stamped hair) are in MINTY MINT condition. They look BRAND NEW! Lucky, however, apparently had a tussle with some "urchin" in the past as his ears have been definitely chewed. His wooden straight body, head, and yellow dot collar are immaculate. All in all, because of his chewed ears, I rate him as being in VG+ condition.
Last, but not least, this set contains the EXTREMELY RARE cream-colored Storage Bag. The bag displays some fading in the lettering and a minor tear near the top edge of the bag near the drawstring. Since my husband swears "someone in my family died from a needle," I am not going to attempt to mend this. I trust whoever purchases this set will be much better suited to fixing this slight aberration.
This is a MAGNIFICENT set! I've only seen one in better shape and that one is in my personal collection. This is only the third one of these I have encountered in 14 years of buying and selling on line. Don't pass this by! This is definitely a COLLECTOR quality set and one that some lucky child might also enjoy.
This set was manufactured in the good ole' USA and is not subject to any recent recalls of toys made in China with lead-based paint.
Due to the presence of small parts, it is recommended that this set and its accessories not be given to children under 3 years of age or those that are still mouthing their toys. Adult supervision is recommended.
This set weighs 3 lbs. UNWRAPPED. My location is Lafayette, IN (47905).
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