Fisher-Price "Picnic Basket" Play Set, 1975

Summary

Picnics have long been packed for family reunions, for camping trips, for road trips. With this 1975 Fisher-Price playset--complete with a plastic hinged-lid picnic basket, dishes, and a tablecloth--kids could enjoy a "Teddy Bear picnic."

Picnics have long been packed for family reunions, for camping trips, for road trips. With this 1975 Fisher-Price playset--complete with a plastic hinged-lid picnic basket, dishes, and a tablecloth--kids could enjoy a "Teddy Bear picnic."

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

1975

Creators

Fisher-Price (Firm) 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, East Aurora 

Creator Notes

Made by Fisher-Price (Firm), East Aurora, New York.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.44.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cloth
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic

Color

Blue
Orange (Color)
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in

Length: 6.25 in

Depth: 4.625 in

Inscriptions

Decals on front and back: Fisher-Price / Picnic Basket Decals on sides: [copyright symbol] 1974 FISHER-PRICE TOYS, EAST AURORA, N.Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. PENDING

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