fisher price - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/fisher-price/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 04:16:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 1980s Fisher-Price Brown Battery Powered Cassette Player and Recorder Model 826 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/1980s-fisher-price-brown-battery-powered-cassette-player-and-recorder-model-826/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1980s-fisher-price-brown-battery-powered-cassette-player-and-recorder-model-826 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:27:39 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=65612 Immediately recognisable to those of us of a certain age, this is a Fisher-Price portable cassette player and recorder, more boringly known as the Model 826. It's a battery-powered slice of two-tone brown plastic which dates from the 1980s (copyright 1980). It's a simple affair but that was part of its appeal and also why they became so popular to youngsters. It's a one-touch recorder via microphone or input and a player through its rather limited speaker. But what would you expect.

This one is in good cosmetic condition and seems to work correctly - it does require a good quality set of batteries, however. There are no chips or cracks to the plastics and all of the buttons are responsive and work as they should. Don't expect jaw-dropping audio, but do expect to be charmed by this relic of a particular time when this was indeed the thing to have...

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]]> Cute Vintage 1962 Fisher-Price Small Plastic Barn Child’s Lunchbox https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/cute-vintage-1962-fisher-price-small-plastic-barn-childs-lunchbox/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cute-vintage-1962-fisher-price-small-plastic-barn-childs-lunchbox Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:08:15 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=65174 A lot of cute in a small volume, this is a 1962 Fisher-Price child's lunchbox / sandwich box in the shape of a barn. A mostly plastic affair - aside from the metal retaining section in the lid, which would originally have held a tiny flask in place - it is illustrated with charming farm-themed designs on paper. It's just very very charming and small - measuring only 13cm long, 6cm wide and 11cm in height. It's in good condition structurally with no chips, cracks or losses to the plastic, whilst the paper shows signs of both age and use. Does that add to its appeal? We think so...

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