Tyco Kitchen Littles miniature toy food sets are a hot collectible (Photos)

In 1997, Tyco manufactured one-sixth scale miniature food items and marketed them under the name Kitchen Littles. Stores such as Toys R Us and the now-defunct Kay Bee sold the small size mini food sets, larger sized appliances and other doll sized items. After a couple of years, the Kitchen Littles toy line was discontinued and eventually replaced with something else of inferior quality.

Fifteen years later on the secondary market, prices have doubled or tripled on the Tyco Kitchen Littles Deluxe Stove, Refrigerator and Deluxe Kitchen Center mint in box. Some of the mid-sized Kitchen Littles food accessory sets, such as Deluxe Breakfast and Barbecue Feast, have doubled in value as well. The metal pots and pans and authentic labels on the food items confirm the collectibility of this play food toy line for years to come.

Check out the Examiner photo slideshow to see some of the Tyco Kitchen Littles play food sets that have gone up in value. Leave a comment below if you had Kitchen Littles toys or remember seeing them in the store.

A Mackie face Florida Midge doll is shown for scale next to the Tyco Kitchen Littles kitchen island compact and stove.

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by Michael Plata

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