Fisher Price Donald Duck Cart

For its Easter toy lines from the 1930s - 1960s, Fisher Price featured pull carts with various spring themes (bunnies, ducks, chicks) and Donald Duck toys. In 1954, it combined the two to create the Donald Duck Cart, a lithoed wooden pull toy consisting of a cart that could be loaded up with Easter goodies, pulled by a cut-out Donald with acetate plastic feet. As the cart was pulled, Donald's feet flapped realistically.

Fisher Price Egg Truck

The Egg Truck is one of the oddest of the old Fisher Price Easter toys. Dating from 1947, it features a farmer duck with delicate felt arms driving a strangely designed truck as he delivers his load of eggs to market. Disturbing cannibalistic theme aside, the 12 1/2 inch Egg Truck made a very practical Easter basket, as parents could load up the truck bed with candy and treats. The Egg Truck is very hard to find today, as it wasn't made for very long, and the duck's felt arms were damaged quite easily.

Fisher Price Duck Cart

For its Easter toy lines, Fisher Price made a number of small carts with fibre board containers that could be filled with jelly beans or other small Easter candies. These are hard to find now, because the fibre board was so easily damaged. My example, the Duck Cart from 1946, still has its container, but it has typical wear and repair. Still a cute Easter cart!

Fisher Price Granny Duck Cart

This Granny Duck Cart is from the 1941 Fisher Price Easter toy line. It's one of my favorites from their Easter Cart selections. Measuring just under 9 inches tall, the lithoed wooden pull toy is essentially a little cart with a head: Granny Duck's benevolent, bonneted face bounces along at the front, while the body of the cart could be filled with Easter treats.

Nowadays, we use it as transportation for the miniature bears: they love to go for rides in the "Duckmobile".

Fisher Price Humpty Dumpty

One of the oddest toys ever made by Fisher Price, its 1957 Humpty Dumpty was advertised as a crib and pull toy. The strange, double-sided item is made of lithographed paper over wood and measures 10 inches long when fully extended. One side features Humpty pre-fall, sitting on his brick wall and smiling merrily (albeit with creepy, huge, wobbling eyes). The other side shows Humpty post-fall, splayed upon the grass and sobbing. In the center of the toy, a small yellow ball meant to represent Humpty's "yolk" spins freely, and jingle bells attached to each of his arms ring as the toy is pulled along. A crib toy? Not unless your intention was to give your infant nightmares, I'd say...just look how he stares at you...

It's Easter: eat an egg today!