Fisher Price made a wide range of wooden fire trucks over its long history, and they were some of the most popular toys in its line. Today, they are sought by both Fisher-Price and firefighting collectors.

#168

c1960-1961

Pre-dating the long-running #720 Play Family Fire Engine by a few years, the Snorky Fire Engine proved to be a bust for Fisher-Price then, though collectors feel differently now. The #720 fire truck is certainly much more meticulously designed with attention to it's lithographs. The Little People--if they can even be considered such--are a different story. The dog is similar to those used in other sets of that era, such as the #234 Nifty Station Wagon. The firemen are a creation all of their own, and it's doubtful that Fisher-Price was all that pleased with their strange appearances since they were all but out of the Little People regime by 1962. After 1 year, #168 gave way to a redesigned #169 Snorky Fire Engine, which too lasted only a year before being discontinued. Along with the #932 Amusement Park, the 2 Snorky sets are the most valuable and expensive Little People playsets, fetching several hundred dollars each.

• This Fire Engine was only sold until Easter of 1961.

• Also see #169 Snorky Fire Engine that was introduced in 1961.