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Description: If you were to ask 10 collectors what their favorite Little People set is, 9 out of 10 would probably tell you without a second thought: the Castle. Introduced in 1975, the castle was the most detailed--not to mention the heaviest--Little People set to ever be created. It was undoubtedly also the most expensive to produce, something that might explain the mere two years in production despite the overwhelming popularity. Trap doors, dungeons, sliding stairs, working drawbridge, dragon chambers--all of this added up to a lot of fun for children at the time...and a lot of headache for people who have to clean a base now.
Still, Fisher-Price's usual Achilles Heel is present in the design of the sliding staircase. There's a sharp plastic sliding stairway with no padding on the bottom. What does it slide over? A lithograph! Suffice to say, bases without stair-scrapes are rare to find nowadays.
After a decade of being out of production, Fisher-Price issued the "Classic Edition" castle in 1988 with the same model number. It followed the original playset very closely, with few alterations. The main difference was that the building no longer had a spring and flag on top of the turret, and all of the figures were all-plastic, oppose to the wood-plastic figures used in the '70s.
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Accessories:
- 1974 Retail Catalogue:
- 1975 Retail Catalogue:
- B993A - Castle Base (same as above). *See "Variations" below.
- White base, yellow top carriage that rolls on 4 turquoise wagon wheels.
- Furniture:
- FPT166 - 2 each - Tall yellow thrones. WFL: 07-AK-02-F-G
- FPT167 - 2 each - Short yellow thrones. WFL: 07-AC-01-5-C
- Round yellow table with a red and blue litho of 4 plate settings with steaks on each plate and a serving plate with fruit in the center.
- FPT1423 - Yellow squared plastic double bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with PINK foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. Size: 2-3/4" long, 2-9/16" wide, 3/4" tall. *See "Variations" below.
- 2 each - FPT1606 - Yellow rectangular single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with PINK foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Animals and animal accessories:
- FPT908 - Yellow Royal horse harness. The harness has 2 long straight sides that are squared on the end. The squared end fits behind the horse tail and has a C-shaped hook to attach to a cart. The long straight side ends of the harness are connected with a small U-shape that fits over a horse's back. The bottom edge of the harness has a "scalloped" decorative look with 7 rounded scallops on each of the 2 long straight sides.
- FPT910 - White fancy decorative Royal horse saddle/body armor with a raised round Original Little People figure hole on top. The saddle/body armor is a bit oval-shaped, rounded on the front and back, and has a rounded "scalloped" bottom edge. The rounded front of the saddle/body armor has a long narrow hole to allow a horse head and neck to move up and down. The rounded back area of the saddle allows the horse tail to stick out.
- UM or UN - Dark brown horse with a black mane, tail, and facial features.
- XI or XJ - Black horse with a white mane and tail.
- WZ - Pink dragon with a jointed head, tail, arms and legs. He has yellow spots on his shoulders and hips and a row of turquoise scales down his neck and tail. He also has long turquoise ears that had a strong tendency to break off. A dragon with ears intact is very hard to find.
- 6 Original Little People figures. Each figure has a wood body and a plastic head, except the knight, whom is always all plastic:
- DBWP - King - Purple man with a yellow crown.
- GAWP - Queen - Purple woman with a yellow crown over white hair with a bun on each side.
- EKWP - Prince - Turquoise boy wearing a yellow crown.
- GVRWP - Princess - Turquoise girl wearing a yellow crown over red hair.
- DZPP - Knight - Silver man wearing a silver helment over his head/face.
- BTWP - Woodsman wearing a lime green or cap. The woodsman's collar looks like a star from top view. Click here for illustration. *See Variations below.
- 1976 Retail Catalogue:
- B993A - Castle Base (same as above). *See "Variations" below.
- White base, yellow top carriage that rolls on 4 turquoise wagon wheels.
- Furniture:
- 2 each - Tall red thrones.
- 2 each - Short red thrones.
- Round red table with a red and blue litho of 4 plate settings with steaks on each plate and a serving plate with fruit in the center.
- FPT1385 - Dark red squared plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with YELLOW foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. Size: 2-3/4" long, 2-9/16" wide, 3/4" tall. *See "Variations" below.
- 2 each - FPT1547 - Dark red rectangular plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with YELLOW foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Animals and animal accessories:
- FPT907 - White horse harness. The harness has 2 long straight sides that are squared on the end. The squared end fits behind the horse tail and has a C-shaped hook to attach to a cart. The long straight side ends of the harness are connected with a small U-shape that fits over a horse's back. The bottom edge of the harness has a "scalloped" decorative look with 7 rounded scallops on each of the 2 long straight sides.
- FPT911 - Yellow fancy decorative Royal horse saddle/body armor with a raised round Original Little People figure hole on top. The saddle/body armor is a bit oval-shaped, rounded on the front and back, and has a rounded "scalloped" bottom edge. The rounded front of the saddle/body armor has a long narrow hole to allow a horse head and neck to move up and down. The rounded back area of the saddle allows the horse tail to stick out.
- UM or UN - Dark brown horse with a black mane, tail, and facial features.
- XI or XJ - Black horse with a white mane and tail.
- WZ - Pink dragon with a jointed head, tail, arms and legs. He has yellow spots on his shoulders and hips and a row of turquoise scales down his neck and tail. He also has long turquoise ears that had a strong tendency to break off. A dragon with ears intact is very hard to find.
- 6 Original Little People figures. Each figure has a wood body and a plastic head, except the knight, whom is always all plastic:
- DBWP - King - Purple man with a yellow crown.
- GAWP - Queen - Purple woman with a yellow crown over white hair with a bun on each side.
- EKWP - Prince - Turquoise boy wearing a yellow crown.
- GVRWP - Princess - Turquoise girl wearing a yellow crown over red hair.
- DZPP - Knight - Silver man wearing a silver helment over his head/face.
- BTWP - Woodsman wearing a lime green or cap. The woodsman's collar looks like a star from top view. Click here for illustration. *See Variations below.
- 1977 Retail Catalogue:
- B993A - Castle Base (same as above). *See "Variations" below.
- White base, yellow top carriage that rolls on 4 turquoise wagon wheels.
- Furniture:
- 2 each - Tall red thrones.
- 2 each - Short red thrones.
- Round red table with a red and blue litho of 4 plate settings with steaks on each plate and a serving plate with fruit in the center.
- FPT1385 - Dark red squared plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with YELLOW foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. Size: 2-3/4" long, 2-9/16" wide, 3/4" tall. *See "Variations" below.
- 2 each - FPT1547 - Dark red rectangular plastic single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with YELLOW foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Animals and animal accessories:
- FPT907 - White Royal horse harness. The harness has 2 long straight sides that are squared on the end. The squared end fits behind the horse tail and has a C-shaped hook to attach to a cart. The long straight side ends of the harness are connected with a small U-shape that fits over a horse's back. The bottom edge of the harness has a "scalloped" decorative look with 7 rounded scallops on each of the 2 long straight sides.
- FPT911 - Yellow fancy decorative Royal horse saddle/body armor with a raised round Original Little People figure hole on top. The saddle/body armor is a bit oval-shaped, rounded on the front and back, and has a rounded "scalloped" bottom edge. The rounded front of the saddle/body armor has a long narrow hole to allow a horse head and neck to move up and down. The rounded back area of the saddle allows the horse tail to stick out.
- XM - Dark brown horse with a black mane, tail, and facial features.
- XK - Black horse with a white mane and tail.
- WZ - Pink dragon with a jointed head, tail, arms and legs. He has yellow spots on his shoulders and hips and a row of turquoise scales down his neck and tail. He also has long turquoise ears that had a strong tendency to break off. A dragon with ears intact is very hard to find.
- 6 Original Little People figures. Each figure has a wood body and a plastic head, except the knight, whom is always all plastic:
- DBWP - King - Purple man with a yellow crown.
- GAWP - Queen - Purple woman with a yellow crown over white hair with a bun on each side.
- EKWP - Prince - Turquoise boy wearing a yellow crown.
- GVRWP - Princess - Turquoise girl wearing a yellow crown over red hair.
- DZPP - Knight - Silver man wearing a silver helment over his head/face.
- BTWP - Woodsman wearing a lime green or cap. The woodsman's collar looks like a star from top view. Click here for illustration. *See Variations below.
- 1988 Classic Edition:
- B993B - Castle Base - Large Castle with a green base, paper litho walls with grey and brown stone designs. The Castle has 4 yellow/tan towers WITHOUT a flag on the tallest tower. The front of the castle has a lowered mote with blue paper litho "water" designs on the bottom. The front has a yellow wood-simulated drawbridge that can be raised/lowered and makes a ratchet sound as it moves. There are 2 windows above the drawbridge, and a red roof above the windows. The front tower has a yellow "prison bar" by the mote that can be raised. The top of the tower has a yellow wood-simulated trap door that drops to the prison below. A yellow pull-hook handle activates a sliding yellow secret passageway door on side of base. The inside of the Castle has a sliding gray staircase. Overall size: 17" wide x 12-3/4" deep x 13-1/2" tall.
- White base, yellow top carriage that rolls on 4 turquoise wagon wheels.
- Furniture:
- 2 each - Tall yellow thrones. *See Variations below.
- 2 each - Short yellow thrones. *See Variations below.
- Round yellow table with a red and blue litho of 4 plate settings with steaks on each plate and a serving plate with fruit in the center. *See Variations below.
- FPT1423 - Yellow squared plastic double bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with PINK foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. Size: 2-3/4" long, 2-9/16" wide, 3/4" tall. *See "Variations" below.
- 2 each - FPT1606 - Yellow rectangular single bed. The bed has a raised rounded headboard and a slightly raised rounded footboard. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. The bed has 4 short rectangular legs (one on each corner). The top of the bed was originally sold with PINK foam padding. The original foam padding tends to disintegrate over time. *See "Variations" below.
- Animals and animal accessories:
- FPT907 - White Royal horse harness. The harness has 2 long straight sides that are squared on the end. The squared end fits behind the horse tail and has a C-shaped hook to attach to a cart. The long straight side ends of the harness are connected with a small U-shape that fits over a horse's back. The bottom edge of the harness has a "scalloped" decorative look with 7 rounded scallops on each of the 2 long straight sides. *See "Variations" below.
- FPT911 - Yellow fancy decorative Royal horse saddle/body armor with a raised round Original Little People figure hole on top. The saddle/body armor is a bit oval-shaped, rounded on the front and back, and has a rounded "scalloped" bottom edge. The rounded front of the saddle/body armor has a long narrow hole to allow a horse head and neck to move up and down. The rounded back area of the saddle allows the horse tail to stick out. *See "Variations" below.
- XN - Dark brown horse with a black mane, tail, and facial features.
- XL - Black horse with a white mane and tail.
- WZ - Pink dragon with a jointed head, tail, arms and legs. He has yellow spots on his shoulders and hips and a row of turquoise scales down his neck and tail. He also has long turquoise ears that had a strong tendency to break off. A dragon with ears intact is very hard to find.
- 6 Original Little People figures. Each figure has a plastic body and a plastic head:
- QBPP - Mauve-body king wearing a yellow crown
- QAPP - Mauve-body queen wearing a yellow crown
- EKPP - Turquoise-body prince wearing a yellow crown
- GVBPP - Turquoise-body princess wearing a yellow crown (princess has blonde hair in buns on each side of her head, like the queen's hair)
- DZPP - Silver knight wearing a silver helmet.
- JQPP - Light green body woodsman wearing a lime green cap. The woodsman's collar looks like a farmer's scarf. (Click here for illustration). These royal people have plastic bodies and plastic heads.
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Variations:
- The 1974-1977 Castle Base was available with 3 different colored flags:
- B993A - Castle with a turquoise flag on the tallest turret.
- B993C - Castle with a yellow flag on the tallest turret.
- B993D - Castle with a green flag on the tallest turret.
Note - B993B - Castle with NO FLAG on the tallest turret is the 1988 Classic Edition.
- Carriage Variations
- FPT763 - yellow carriage base that rolls on 4 turquoise wagon wheels
- FPT762 - white carriage cab
- Furniture Variations - The furniture sold in this set could be either red or yellow. The red furniture that was used from 1974 until 1977 is a darker shade of red than the red used in 1988, click here to see the differences:
- Double Bed Variations:
- 1974-1977 - FPT124 - Dark red double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1974-1977 - FPT1385 - Dark red double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original YELLOW foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT YELLOW FOAM is FPT1387.
- 1988-1988 - FPT1226 - Bright red double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1988-1988 - FPT1389 - Bright red double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original YELLOW foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT YELLOW FOAM is FPT1391.
- 1974-1977 & 1988 - FPT128 - Yellow double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1974-1977 & 1988 -FPT1423 - Yellow double bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original PINK foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT PINK FOAM is FPT1425.
- Single Bed Variations:
- 1974-1977 - FPT110 - Dark red single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1974-1977 - FPT1547 - Dark red single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original YELLOW foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT YELLOW FOAM is FPT1549.
- 1988-1988 - FPT1225 - Bright red single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1988-1988 - FPT1551 - Bright red single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original YELLOW foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT YELLOW FOAM is FPT1553.
- 1974-1977 & 1988 - FPT116 - Yellow single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed is MISSING FOAM PADDING.
- 1974-1977 & 1988 - FPT1606 - Yellow single bed. The top center of the headboard has a 3-point crown design. This bed was sold with original PINK foam padding. This bed is REPLACEMENT PINK FOAM is FPT1608.
- 1988-1988 ONLY FPT908 - Yellow Royal horse harness. The harness has 2 long straight sides that are squared on the end. The squared end fits behind the horse tail and has a C-shaped hook to attach to a cart. The long straight side ends of the harness are connected with a small U-shape that fits over a horse's back. The bottom edge of the harness has a "scalloped" decorative look with 7 rounded scallops on each of the 2 long straight sides.
- 1988-1988 ONLY FPT910 - White fancy decorative Royal horse saddle/body armor with a raised round Original Little People figure hole on top. The saddle/body armor is a bit oval-shaped, rounded on the front and back, and has a rounded "scalloped" bottom edge. The rounded front of the saddle/body armor has a long narrow hole to allow a horse head and neck to move up and down. The rounded back area of the saddle allows the horse tail to stick out.
- STWP - The Woodsman used in the 1970's could also have a yellow cap opposed to lime green.
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Other Information:
- The 1974-1977 set was sold in a 17" wide, 13-1/2" high, 12-3/4" deep box.
- FP993SET1976 - complete set in the original box. WFL: BW
- FP993SET1988 - complete set in the original box. WFL: BW
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