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#720 Play Family Fire Engine
Years Made:
Fisher-Price Toy Department
Department 7:
Playsets
1969-1979

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Description: The Play Family Fire Engine set includes a wooden fire engine and an Original Little People fireman. The fire engine has a permanently attached fireman driver with a head that bounces excitedly as the engine rolls. The engine has a bell on the back that rings as the engine rolls. The fire engine also has a pivoting plastic ladder on the back, and a 12" long red and yellow shoestring fire hose.

The fire engine has 2 variations: it comes with either a white plastic top and back with a red ladder, or a red plastic top and back with a white ladder. A few variations also exist among the fireman. The oldest fire engine sets were sold with a rare wooden fireman that does not have a collar around his neck.

Accessories: Please remember that the following accessories are the accessories that are pictured in the Fisher-Price catalogues. These should be used as guidelines only, as other variations may exist.
  • 1969-1971 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the side. Click here for a list of variations.
    • Plastic two-part ladder. Click here for a list of variations.
    • KWW - Short black fireman with a wood body and a wood head. He is smiling with freckles, "" eyebrows, and wearing a white fireman's helmet. He has 2 red plastic arms without a collar behind his neck.
  • 1972-1973 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the side. Click here for a list of variations.
    • Plastic two-part ladder. Click here for a list of variations.
    • KWW - Short black fireman with a wood body and a wood head. He is smiling with freckles, "" eyebrows, and wearing a white fireman's helmet. He has 2 red plastic arms without a collar behind his neck.
  • 1974-1975 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the side. Click here for a list of variations.
    • Plastic two-part ladder. Click here for a list of variations.
    • PDWW - Short black fireman with a wood body and a wood head. He is smiling with freckles, "" eyebrows, and wearing a white fireman's helmet. He has 2 white plastic arms without a collar behind his neck.
  • 1976 Fisher-Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the side. Click here for a list of variations.
    • Plastic two-part ladder. Click here for a list of variations.
    • LWP or LPP - Short black fireman with either a wood body and a plastic head or a plastic body and a plastic head. He is smiling with freckles, "" eyebrows, and wearing a white fireman's helmet. He has white plastic arms with a collar behind his neck.
  • 1977-1979 Fisher0Price Dealer Catalogues:
    • Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the side. Click here for a list of variations.
    • Plastic two-part ladder. Click here for a list of variations.
    • LCPP - Short black fireman with a plastic body and a plastic head. He is smiling with freckles, "" eyebrows, and wearing a white fireman's helmet. He has red plastic arms with a collar behind his neck.
Variations:

Fire Engine Variations: Wooden fire engine with red paper lithos on the sides, a plastic top and back with a two-piece plastic grill and windshield frame on the front. This firetruck has a pivoting two-piece plastic extension ladder that extends 9". The firetruck features a permanently attached driver wearing a fireman's helmet, a bell that rings, and a 12" long red and yellow shoestring fire hose. The engine rolls on 4 black wheels.

Head: the head of the attached driver can be made of either wood or plastic.
Peg Size: the peg on the rear bumper frame can be either large or small.
Plastics: refers to the color of the windshield, front grill & bumper (red or white).
Base/Ext Ladder: the color of the the ladders can be red or white and always matches colors of the plastic body parts of the engine

Part #
Head Peg Size Plastics Base
Ladder
Ext
Ladder
WFL
FPT535 wood small white white white 07-AX-X-X-X
FPT536 plastic small red red red 07-AE-14-2-A
FPT760 plastic large white white white 07-AG-17-0-A
FPT761 plastic large red red red
07-AG-25-3-B
FPT22127 plastic small white white white
FPT22128 wood large red red red
FPT22129 wood small red red red
FPT22130 wood large white white white

Ladder Variations

FPT756 White Base Ladder 07-AI-02-0-S
FPT757 White Extension Ladder 07-AI-02-0-T
FPT758 Red Base Ladder 07-A2-03-0-G
FPT759 Red Extension Ladder 07-AA-05-3-F

Other Information:
  • This set was sold in a 8-3/4" long, 3-1/4" high, and 3-1/4" wide display box.
  • Retail price in the 1971 J.C. Penneys Spring and Summer Catalogue was $3.33.
  • This fire engine was also used in 1987-1988's #2250 Fire Engine set. The #2250 was not sold with a Little People firemen, but with a Little Golden book titled, "Fire Engines". The fire engine used in the #2250 is marked #720. It has a white ladder and windshield.
  • Also see 1959-1962's #630 Fire Truck for a Fire Truck with a permenantly attached driver figure.
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