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10 Vintage Fisher-Price Toys That Soared in Value

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Two vintage tin toys depicting characters pushing a small yellow cart and a small drum.
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It’s always nice to see a good old-fashioned vintage toy appreciate. Some toys just gather value both sentimental and literally financial through the very passing of time. It’s the best thing. Fisher-Price was founded in 1931 and remains one of the biggest toy brands in America. You’ll likely remember playing with a Fisher-Price toy or two in your time, depending on what decade you were born in.

1. Fisher-Price Paper-on-Wood Bak-Up Donald Duck

Vintage wooden toy depicting a sailor duck pulling a cart with cartoon mice inside. The duck is dressed in a blue sailor outfit, and the cart features colorful illustrations of the mice, all on small red wheels.
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Sold for: $1,600

This Donald Duck toy is one of Fisher-Price’s finest paper-on-wood options — a toy where paper artwork is adhered to a wood surface. It was part of the brand’s “Bak-Up” toy line, powered by a small motor so it could walk.

2. Fisher-Price No. 170 Paper on Wood 1941 American Airplane

A vintage orange toy airplane with blue accents and propellers on both wings. The wings have "AA" printed, and the body reads "NC 5000." The design resembles classic mid-20th-century aircraft.
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Sold for: $750

While this Fisher-Price airplane couldn’t take flight, it was still a fun break from the brand’s usual toys, swapping wheels and rope leads for wings and a propeller. This particular airplane was made to look like an American Airlines plane.

3. Fisher-Price No. 405 Pop-Up Kritters Toy

A yellow giraffe toy with black spots and a long neck stands on a green platform, supported by segmented legs. The toy appears to be made of wood or plastic.
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Sold for: $550

Well isn’t this Lofty Lizzy the cutest thing? Part of the Pop-Up Kritters series, this Fisher-Price toy features a wooden giraffe (hi Lizzy!) on a round-shaped paddle. Since it was in near-mint condition and came with its rare original color box, the toy sold for over $500.

4. Fisher-Price Bruno and Bear Drummer Toys

Two vintage tin toys: one is a bear on an orange tricycle with a drum, wearing a striped shirt and top hat. The other is a bear pushing a yellow wheelbarrow. Both have colorful, detailed designs and are wind-up toys.
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Sold for: $800

It seems that all of Fisher-Price’s best, most coveted vintage toys came on wheels, were pullable, or had a functional drum. These guys checked all the boxes.

5. Fisher-Price Paper on Wood Disney Mickey Band

A vintage toy depicting a cartoon mouse playing drums, with a cartoon dog lying on its back nearby. The toy is mounted on a blue platform with yellow wheels, and it has a long red handle for pulling.
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Sold for: $1,900

This Fisher-Price classic hails from 1935 and harnesses that vintage Disney charm we all know and love. Kiddos could pull this toy behind them while Mickey Mouse drummed along. It was both a child’s dream and a parent’s noisy nightmare.

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6. Fisher-Price Paper-on-Wood Wind-Up Jumbo Bak-Up

Vintage wooden toy elephant with movable parts, featuring bright orange and black colors. The elephant is positioned beside its original box labeled "Jumbo Bak-Up" by Fisher-Price. The box has red and beige colors with decorative designs.
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Sold for: $900

Another paper-on-wood Bak-Up toy, this elephant was made in 1931 and included a rope tail and a beaded lead off his trunk so that kids could hang on to him as he walked along.

7. Fisher-Price Donald and Donna Duck Toy

A vintage wooden toy featuring two characters, one wearing a sombrero, playing a xylophone with mallets. They are mounted on a red wheeled platform.
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Sold for: $850

Made in 1937, this Fisher-Price toy is one of the brand’s rarest Disney options. Between the Donald and Donna (not to be confused with Daisy) ducks, there’s a functional xylophone. Kids could not only roll this toy, they could also make music with it.

8. Pushcart Pete

A wooden pull toy shaped like a clown pushing a red cart with yellow wheels.

Pushcart Pete was sold back in 1936-1937 and was a wooden worker who hauled around a wonderful little red cart. In fact, this rare toy would end up selling for $9,200 at an auction in 2009.

9. Fisher-Price Performing Penguins

A vintage wooden toy depicting a penguin with goggles and a red scarf, and a small bird with a blue scarf beside it. The toy has wheels and a simple mechanical design.
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Sold for: $750

Before “Happy Feet,” Fisher-Price rolled out their own paper-on-wood performing penguins. The penguins had moving feet and wheels to really dial in on kiddos’ imaginations for the kinds of moves these arctic birds could make.

10. Fisher-Price Woodsy-Wee Zoo

A vintage Fisher-Price Woodsy-Wee Zoo toy set featuring an unopened box with animal illustrations. The open box shows wooden pull toys shaped like a lion, elephant, giraffe, and camel with round wheels.
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Sold for: $600

The Woodsy-Wee Zoo was a 1931 Fisher-Price toy that came with five rolling, pullable, colorful animals, including an elephant, giraffe, camel, bear, and lion. As one of the brand’s earliest toys, these sets (especially complete) are hard to come by almost 100 years later.

In search of more valuable toys?

There’s plenty to be found, from 12 Popular Toys Every Kid in the ’60s Couldn’t Wait To Get Their Hands On to 10 Iconic ’80s Toys Worth Serious Money Today. Plus, be sure to check out 19 Vintage Toys That Are Valuable Treasures in Disguise.

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