Playskool: Familiar Places and Play Friends: Parts Identification: Bases

Playskool:
Familiar Places
& Play Friends
Bases ID

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Item:	Gas Island
Toy Line:	Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends
Color:	Grey
Description:	Grey gas island with a long rectangular base. Has a raised square in the center (+ shaped hole in center of square to attach Texaco sign), has a squared gas pump on both sides of the sign square, and a tire rack on each end of the gas island. Both gas pumps have an attached black hose (shoestring attached to base between gas pump and tire rack) with a white plastic gas nozzle on the end. The nozzle fits info a hole on the side of the gas pump.
Other Features:	None.
Lithos:	Gas Station Lithos: 2 each - The top and 2 sides of both gas pumps have a white litho (1 litho fits across top and both outer sides) shaped like a gas pump with red, yellow, blue squares on the pump "face". 2 each - Each tire rack is covered with a black litho with white lines (to resembles tire ends) and a red sign on the outside marked "TIRES" IN BLACK".
Fits:	#1107 Texaco (1975-1977)
TOT Part #:	PSK95
WFL:	07-AH-35-3-B

G as Island

Litho #1

Litho #2

Item:

Holiday Inn®

Toy Line:

Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends

Color:

White/Green/Yellow

Description:

White 2-story rectangular hotel with a yellow base, light green 2nd level floor, and a flat green roof. The hotel has a white carry handle in the center of the roof. The hotel opens in the middle, having a lobby and restaurant on one half, and 2 hotel rooms on the other half. The lobby has a clear revolving front door, 2 large front windows, 1 small side window, and an attached yellow lobby counter (molded phone and papers on counter top). The outside end has a 3-step stairways and a molded-in snack machine marked "COLD POP". The restaurant has 2 clear entrance doors, 2 large front windows and 1 small side window. Both hotel rooms have a blue door (bottom room door marked "101", top room door marked "201"). Both rooms has 1 large front window, 1 small side window, and a molded-in bathroom. Each bathroom has a tub, sink and toilet. Sinktop and toilet are blue (blue toilet lid lifts). The outside end has a 3-step stairways, a molded-in ice machine marked "ICE", and a molded in doghouse marked "KENNEL".

Other Features:

The base has several Heat-Stamped (painted) features:

Lithos:

Lobby Wall - Square litho with picture of 3 cabinet doors across the bottom and several mailbox squares above the cabinets.
Restaurant Wall - Square litho with picture of square "block head" chef cooking. Chef wears a white chef hat and has 2 blue lights by his head (orange beams of light shine down from lights).
Lobby Floor - Rectangular logo with a brown square "rug" pattern on one side (half circle cut-out for revolving door in brown rug area) and a square blue "rug" on the other side.
Restaurant Floor - Large rectangular green/yellow speckled restaurant floor.
2 each - Guest Room Floor - Rectangular brown speckled guest room floor.

Fits:

#480 Holiday Inn (1974-1974)

TOT Part #:

PSKB480

WFL:

Lobby & Restaurant Exterior

Lobby & Restaurant Interior

Guest Room Exterior

Guest Room Interior

Guest Room Bathroom Mirrors

Item:

McDonald's® Restaurant

Toy Line:

Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends

Color:

Red/Brown

Description:

Square tan base with a square red brick-simulated McDonald's® Restaurant with a brown roof. The front of the restaurant has 2 large open windows with a yellow McDonald's® Golden Arch sign on the wall between the windows. The brown roof (above the windows) has a raised wide rectangular area for a sign (brown litho with McDonald's® in white fits on sign). Both sides of the restaurant has an attached trash can (accessory food trays fit on top of the trash cans). One side has a white recessed area with a divider wall in the middle marked "REST ROOMS" in white. The other side has a square area marked "TRAY RETURN" (accessory food trays fit inside). The back of the restaurant is open to allow play inside. Inside has 2 small built-in tables (1 under each front window), and a work area with a register (rings when tapped), and a white siding work area (sliding from side-to-side moves stacked food trays from the tray return into a line inside the restaurant. One inside wall features a white fries and shakes machine, the other side features a white burger stacker and cold drinks dispenser (accessory food trays fit on "shelves" above all).

Other Features:

Measures 12" x 11" deep x 8-3/4" tall. Top of the roof has a small imprint marked, "Playskool®, No. 430, Chicago, Illinois".

Lithos:

McDonald's® Restaurant Lithos:

McDonald's® Sign - Brown rectangular litho marked "McDonald's®" in white (litho fits on roof).
Ronald McDonald Picture - Green rectangular litho with a brown edge and standing Ronald McDonald in the center (fits on wall between windows inside restaurant).
Floor - Large rectangular brown/red bricks (fits on floor in restaurant dining area).
Fries/Shake - White retangular litho with 3 areas: fries stand marked "FRIES" in red, a 4-shelf food stacking area with burgers and fried stacked, and a milk shakes area marked "SHAKES" in red)
Cold Drinks - Yellow rectangular litho with 3 shelf of stacked burgers and a red/yellow area marked "COLD DRINKS" in red.

Fits:

#430 McDonalds (1974-1976)

TOT Part #:

PSKB430

WFL:

07-BB-08-0-A

Front View

Item:

Rescue Center

Toy Line:

Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends

Color:

Red/White

Description:

Tall red and white plastic building with a rectangular masonite base. The 1st floor Fire Station has a large yellow door that swings open (door marked "Engine No. 1"). Inside has a yellow floor/ramp: the back lifts upward via yellow push button on side out building: the tilt make the fire truck roll out when stored inside. The white back wall of the rescue center has a 2-story fold-down ramp (allows access inside the 2nd floor Squad Room, 3rd floor First-Aid Station). The 2nd floor has 1 large window on the right side, and an open balcony marked, "SQUAD ROOM" in white. The 3rd floor has 2 small windows on the right side, and an open balcony marked, "FIRST AID" in white. The white roof has a round helicopter landing pad and an open rectangular hole (hatch door) to drop down into the 3rd level. One corner of the roof has a square open hole to drop figures down the chute running down the side of the building.

Other Features:

None.

Lithos:

Litho #2	Litho #3	Litho #4	Litho #5
Litho #6

Rescue Center Lithos:

Base Litho - The rectangular masonite base has a litho of green grass, bushes and sidewalk. Part of the green area has small black text marked, "No. 470 ©1973 Playskool Inc., Under Berne & Universal Copyright Convention".
Fire Station Door - Rectangular litho with red/white stripes on the edges and black triangular center design. Center has 2 yellow blocks with black text, one marked, "ENGINE NO. 1", other marked, "DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAY". Litho fits on exterior side of 1st level yellow door.
Front Wall - Large red rectangular litho with an orange square marked "Playskool" in black and "RESCUE CENTER" in white. Top right corner of litho features a window with small square panes. Litho fits on front exterior wall above the 1st level yellow door.
Squad Room Floor - Blue retangular litho (covers masonite floor of 2nd level Squad Room). Has a yellow U-shaped area near the front and an orange area near the back.
First Aid Floor - Light blue retangular litho (covers masonite floor of 3rd level First Aid). Has a blue cross shape with a circle within the cross area.
Helicopter Landing Pad - Round litho with blue and yellow rings. Marked, "AIR RESCUE LANDING PAD", and, "STAND CLEAR OF ROTORS". Litho fits within round recessed area of roof top.

Fits:

#470 Rescue Center (1974-1974)

TOT Part #:

PSKB470

WFL:

-BW-

Side 1 View

Side 2 View

Ramp Down

Fire Station Door Open

Item:

Park Information Booth

Toy Line:

Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends

Color:

White

Description:

Small white rectangular info booth with a red roof. The front has a large rectangular open window and a large colorful park map on the wall behind the window (has an open doorway on each end of the walkway between the front window/wall and the map wall). The back of the info booth has a small rectangular "room" area.

Other Features:

None.

Lithos:

Litho #1

Litho #2

Litho #3

Park Map - Large green rectangular park map litho (map resembles the PSK105 playmat design).
Tree Identification - Square blue litho marked "TREES", pictures and names 3 leaf types: elm, maple, pine, and includes a "NO SMOKING" sign at the bottom.
Wildlife Identification - Square blue litho marked "WILDLIFE", pictures and names 6 animals: deer, bear, skunk, rabbit, beaver, turtle" and includes "DO NOT FEED BEARS" at the bottom.

Fits:

#481 National Park (1975-1975)

TOT Part #:

PSK146

WFL:

Front View

Back View

Item:	Riding Stable
Toy Line:	Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends
Color:	Blue (Light Blue)
Description:	Light Blue Horse Stable with Yellow roof. Plastic horse stable with a wood-simulated rectangular base, 2 upright walls (simulated wood panels), and a rectangular roof with a simulated square hay design. The front edge of the roof has a raised rectangular flat area (for litho sign) and the area under the sign has a short wall with 4 red/white litho barn doors.
Other Features:	None.
Fits:	#478 Riding Stable (1975-1975)
TOT Part #:	PSK140
WFL:

Light Blue Stable

Item:	Riding Stable
Toy Line:	Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends
Color:	Yellow
Description:	Yellow Horse Stable with light blue roof. Plastic horse stable with a wood-simulated rectangular base, 2 upright walls (simulated wood panels), and a rectangular roof with a simulated square hay design. The front edge of the roof has a raised rectangular flat area (for litho sign) and the area under the sign has a short wall with 4 red/white litho barn doors.
Other Features:	None.
Fits:	#478 Riding Stable (1975-1975)
TOT Part #:	PSK141
WFL:

Yellow Stable

Item:

Texaco™ Station

Toy Line:

Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends

Color:

White/Green

Description:

Square white Texaco service station building with a green roof and grey base. The service station includes a car wash with blue hanging moveable wipers and an auto eject, a mechanics shop with a movable grease rack (attendant figure fits under raised grease rack to service car), and a store/check out area with a pretend cash register and bathroom doors. Push button located between bathroom doors tilts auto eject ramp inside the car wash.

Other Features:

None.

Lithos:

Litho #1	Litho #2	Litho #3	Litho #4
Litho #5	Litho #6	Litho #7

Texaco™ Station Lithos:

2 each - Sky Windows - Blue 3-pane window with black edges (2 white vertical pane dividers). The center window is rectangular, top corner of each outer window is angled. Litho fits on each outside edge of raised roof area.
Entrance Wall - Large rectangular litho with a light yellow/orange "rock" wall with yellow flowers and green bushes at the bottom. The rock wall is marked "TEXACO" in the center in black. The left side of the litho has a blue window picturing a stack of tires and shelves of cansc inside. Litho fits on outside wall (beside car wash), under sky window litho.
Entrance Wall 2 - Small red rectangular litho with a black edge. Litho fits on far left outside wall (beside car wash), by doorway/window opening.
Mechanics Shop Green - Wide green rectangular litho with a wide white desktop, a purple stool and 3 drawers under the desktop, and a yellow oil can, and red/blue/yellow cans on top of the desktop. Litho fits on long wall inside the mechanic shop.
Mechanics Shop Pink - Pink with with tire on wall, and roll-under caddy on the floor. Litho fits on short wall inside the mechanic shop (by the grease rack).
Cash Register - Square yellow litho with a small yellow square above one corner, black edges, and 5 multi-colored "keys" in the center. Fits on molded-in cash register inside the store.
Products - White shelf with orange background and cans of products on top of the shelf. Fits on wall above cash register inside the store.

Fits:

#1107 Texaco (1975-1977)

TOT Part #:

PSKB1107

WFL:

07-BC-15-0-B

Top View

Side 1 - Entrance

Side 2 - Machanic Shop

Side 3 - Car Lift

Side 4 - Car Wash

Item:	Tower Building
Toy Line:	Playskool Familiar Places and Play Friends
Color:	Yellow
Description:	Small square yellow tower building with a red roof.
Other Features:	Measures 4-1/4" tall x 3-3/4" wide (roof edges) x 3-1/2" deep.
Fits:	#481 National Park (1975-1975) Forest Ranger (1975-1975)
TOT Part #:	PSK110
WFL:	07-AC-11-4-A

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