First introduced in 1971, the Fisher-Price Record Player is an endearing classic children’s toy. It mimics the action of a real record player with 5 colorful interchangeable discs and a tonearm. The newest version of this classic toy was put out by Fisher Price in 2010.
Fisher-Price is an American company, founded in 1930 during the Great Depression, that produces educational toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and headquartered in East Aurora, NY. Fisher-Price has created approximately 5,000 different toys since the early 1930; toy-making centered on intrinsic play value, ingenuity, strong construction, good value for the money, and action. Early toys were made of heavy steel parts and pine, which resisted splintering and held up well to heavy use. In the 50’s, plastics were incorporated for their durability and color options.