TOY, PULL

Description: BASE OF TOY IS WOOD, SHAPED LIKE THE BODY OF A CAR. WOOD IS COVERED WITH PAPER PRINTED WITH A BROWN BACKGROUND, AND THE BODY OF A CLOWN. ON TWO SIDES OF BODY OF CAR READ "FISHER PRICE JALOPY". CAR HAS YELLOW PLASTIC PIECES ON IT MAKING UP THE FRONT GRILL, WINDSHIELD, AND FOLDED DOWN TOP. PRINTED ON BACK OF CAR IS "'65 FISHER PRICE TOYS, INC. EAST AURORA, N.Y." "AN ORIGINAL FISHER PRICE TOY" "724" "MADE IN USA". CAR SITS ON FOUR NEON ORANGE, PLASTIC WHEELS. STEEL BARS BETWEEN WHEELS ARE BENT SO WHEN CAR IS PULLED IT GOES UP AND DOWN. THERE IS A YELLOW PLASTIC CORD THAT EXTENDS FROM FRONT OFCAR. ON TOP OF CAR A METAL COIL HOLDS UP A ROUND WOODEN HEAD. HEAD IS PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE A CLOWN. HAS A RED KNOB FOR A NOSE, AND HAS A WOODEN HAT, PAINTED GREEN; HALF OF BRIM OF HAT IS MISSING. HEAD IS DROOPING ON METAL COIL.

History: TOY WAS NAMED "JOLLY JALOPY" BY FISHER PRICE. MATERIAL WAS IN DONORS POSSESSION FOR MAX. 5 YEARS. MATERIAL CAME FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES BANK, PRIOR TO DONORS POSSESSION. DONORS COLLECTED MATERIAL WHILE EMPLOYEES AT BANK FOR 6 YEARS, 1990-1996. MATERIAL DONATED AS DONORS CANNOT CARE FOR OR DISPLAY PROPERLY.