Tricky Peter Penguin
Tricky Peter Penguin is another of Remco's sound actuated toys from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Others in the series include Tricky Doodle Duck, Tricky Tommy Turtle, Tricky Busy School Bus, and Bunny Baby. All of these toys could be set in motion by blowing on a toy whistle that came with the toy and matched the character they came with. Other sound sources, of the appropriate frequency, could also activate the toys as well as gently tapping them when they were at rest.
Peter was acquired through eBay. He came with his whistle but without a box. He was fairly dirty but started running as soon as we installed the two D batteries. His bill opens and closes as he squawks. He waddles by tipping from side to side. In fact, he suffered from an unusual problem for an old toy; he wouldn't stop running. This will require adjusting a battery contact to engage/disengage from the battery when the black rod in the back of the penguin is rotated. His only other problems are a crack under one wing and damaged eye decals. We won't attempt to fix the crack, but generating replacement eye decals using computer drawing software and a color printer is in the works.
Peter was acquired through eBay. He came with his whistle but without a box. He was fairly dirty but started running as soon as we installed the two D batteries. His bill opens and closes as he squawks. He waddles by tipping from side to side. In fact, he suffered from an unusual problem for an old toy; he wouldn't stop running. This will require adjusting a battery contact to engage/disengage from the battery when the black rod in the back of the penguin is rotated. His only other problems are a crack under one wing and damaged eye decals. We won't attempt to fix the crack, but generating replacement eye decals using computer drawing software and a color printer is in the works.
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