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Description: The #250 Big Performing Circus is a large wooden playset introduced by Fisher-Price in 1932. This amazing set includes a strong wooden circus wagon that is strong enough for a child to stand or ride upon, but is also detachable allowing children to lift the frame from it's cart to make circus walls. The set includes wooden cut-out animals and a clown with movable, posable limbs, and several different circus props including a ladder, teeter-totter, and barrel. This set proved to be very successful with it's uniqueness and vast play potential, and it was one of the most successful toys of the 1930's.
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Accessories:
- Detatchable Circus Wagon held together by wooden pegs. Assembles wagon measures 16" long, 8-3/4" high, 7-1/2" wide:
- Red rectangular wooden circus wagon base (cart) that rolls on 4 yellow wooden wheels with black rubber traction tread on the edges of the wheels. One end of the cart has an attached pull cord with a red wooden ball on the end. Measures 16" long, 7-1/2" wide. *See "Variations" below.
- 2 each - Squared red wooden frame with 2 black wooden rods within the frame. The frame fits on the end of the circus wagon.
- Two long square red wooden boards with 7 black wooden rods between the boards (resembles a ladder). This piece fits on one long side of the circus wagon.
- Two long square red wooden boards with 6 black wooden rods between the boards (resembles a ladder). One of the center rods has a yellow wooden "door" attached. The yellow door resembles a ladder, having 3 yellow wooden pegs in the center and a peg on the bottom to "close" the door. The bottom peg fits into a hole on the bottom red board. This piece fits on one long side of the circus wagon.
- Long rectangular yellow wooden circus wagon roof with a four-color lithography on one side with pictures of accessories sold in the #250 set and marked "Big Performing Circus Parade Woodsy Animals". The two top long sides have a raised yellow wooden decorative panel.
- 4 each - Round red wooden bead with a hole on the bottom that fits over wooden pegs that holds the circus wagon together.
- 3 each - 6" long wooden sticks used to help build circus props and/or to hold the circus wagon together.
- Long red wooden 9-rung ladder with small round red wooden peg steps.
- Long yellow rectangular wooden board with 2 recessed grooves on one side and a small hole in the center. Can be used as a teeter-totter or as a merry-go-round.
- Red round wooden base that resembles a wheel. One side of the base has an upright peg that the yellow wooden board fits onto to form a teeter-totter. The outside edge of the base is rounded with 2 recessed groved lines.
- Small round red plastic ball with a mold seam acorss the middle.
- Round yellow barrel with groves on the top and bottom edges and 2 raised grooves on the sides. The top of the barrel has a small hole.
- Round red bucket/tub that is open on top. The top is slightly larger than the bottom of the bucket.
- 9 wooden cut-out figures with wooden jointed arms and legs that are movable:
- Bear - Wooden bear cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a black bear with a tan face and rosey cheeks. Bear has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Camel - Wooden camel cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a tan camel with a brown beard and mane abd greeb abd red tastles on the side of his head. Camel has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Clown - Wooden clown cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a clown wearing a red suit, green hat with a red ring, and a white face. Clown has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Dog - Wooden dog cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a white dog with black spots and a red hat. Dog has wooden movable arms, and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Elephant - Wooden elephant cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a grey elephant with pink cheeks and white tusks. The elephant has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Giraffe - Wooden giraffe cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a yellow giraffe with a thin black mane and reddish-orange horns and spots on his neck and body. The giraffe has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Lion - Wooden lion cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a yellow lion with a big brownish-orange mane. Lion has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Monkey - Wooden monkey cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a brown monkey wearing a red jacket, green pants, and a round green hat. Monkey has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- Pony - Wooden pony cut out with paper lithograph on two sides of a white pony with a black mane and tail, red cheeks, and a red saddle on his back. Pony has wooden movable arms and legs with paper lithographs that match his body. Joints are attached via metal connectors on shoulders and hips.
- White paper instructions booklet with black print. The booklet has pictures of 8 different ways to set up the Big Performance Circus set.
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Variations:
- The size of the cirus wagon was slightly reduced in 1934. Red rectangular wooden circus wagon base (cart) that rolls on 4 yellow wooden wheels with black rubber traction tread on the edges of the wheels. One end of the cart has an attached pull cord with a red wooden ball on the end. Measures 15" long, 9" high, 7-3/4" wide.
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Other Information:
- 1932 retail price for this set was $2.75.
- 1933-1937 retail price for this set was $3.00.
- This set was originated by Helen M. Schelle.
- Some of the accessory figures sold in this set were also used in 1932's #600 Woodsy Carts.
- Also see 1962-1963's #900 Fisher-Price Circus & 1664-1970's #900 Big Performing Circus for other sets that used a wooden Circus Wagon and similar animal figures.
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