Toy giraffe
Golden Bear Products Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Fake fur and stuffing
Measurements
355 mm (length); 260 mm (width); 355 mm (height)
Place of origin
Telford TF1 4EY
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663493
Summary
A 'Jolly Tall' toy giraffe from the 'Old Bear And Friends' story books by Jane Hissey. He has dull yellow fake fur which has orange spots, an orange mane running down his neck and an orange end of his tail. His face and head have no orange spots. He has two light green plastic eyes which have black pupils. His two ears are of the yellow fake fur found all over his body. However, the inside of his ears are padded with a shorter fake fur of a lighter yellow colour. The two horns are made of the shorter fake fur, but the ends of them have longer fake fur, but still of the lighter yellow colour. His mouth and nose have been stitched on with black cotton. He has four legs, which are not jointed. There is a seam running down the front of his neck which splits into two to run down both of the front legs. Another seam runs down his back, starting at the base of his mane and continuing to the top of his tail. There are another two seams on his face.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr David Hall in 2010. From a collection of soft toys collected by the donor's late wife Jane between 1975 - 2005.
Makers and roles
Golden Bear Products Ltd, maker