Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

I brought you Penelope Penguin and her baby.

APPRAISER

Penelope Penguin, what do you know about her?

GUEST

All I know is that she's Fisher-Price. We haven't been able to find anything on her. And it was a toy of my husband's.

APPRAISER

Penelope Penguin is a Fisher-Price toy dating to about 1935. What's unusual about this toy is that we rarely ever see a paper on litho wood toy by Fisher-Price with a clockwork motor. You can see on the bottom here, it has a motor that you wind up, and it enables the legs to move back and forth. The key is on the back side here. And she's marked "Penelope Penguin" on her back. And her baby's named too, right here. And her baby's name is right there. Baby Penguin.

GUEST

Baby Penguin.

APPRAISER

Condition overall is actually surprisingly good. Paper litho would often deteriorate over time, lift from the wood or the cardboard backing, but this appears to be in very good condition and very strong in color. These come up very infrequently. I've only seen a couple of them sell in recent years. At auction, I would not be surprised to see this estimated for $2,000 to $2,500.

GUEST

You're kidding. Well, that's amazing. She's gonna stay in the family.