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Wrinkles

Soft Toy
1996-1999 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Ty Inc (manufacturer)
Place of origin
China (manufactured)

Soft toy bean bag in the shape of a supine bulldog, light brown in colour with a white underside, face and inner ears. There are two pinched ridges sewn across the back. The eyes are brown plastic with black pupils and the nose is black plastic. There is a label sewn into the seam of the back left leg and a swing tag label attached by a red plastic tie on the left ear. The swing tag is heart shaped with, on the front, ty printed in white on a red background and BEANIE ORIGINAL BABY printed in black within a yellow star.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Soft Toys
Object type
Soft toy
TitleWrinkles (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Polyester plush sewn together and stuffed with P E pellets. Plastic locked in eyes and nose.
Nylon Plush
Pellet
Plastic
Sewing
Stuffing
Brief description
Soft toy bean bag dog of polyester plush, Beanie Baby Wrinkles, made in China by Ty Inc in 1999
Physical description
Soft toy bean bag in the shape of a supine bulldog, light brown in colour with a white underside, face and inner ears. There are two pinched ridges sewn across the back. The eyes are brown plastic with black pupils and the nose is black plastic. There is a label sewn into the seam of the back left leg and a swing tag label attached by a red plastic tie on the left ear. The swing tag is heart shaped with, on the front, ty printed in white on a red background and BEANIE ORIGINAL BABY printed in black within a yellow star.
Dimensions
  • Maximum length: 20cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The / Beanie Babies / Collection® / ty / Wrinkles™ / HANDMADE IN CHINA / © 1996 Ty Inc., / OAKWOOD, IL. U.S.A. / SURFACE WASHABLE / ALL NEW MATERIAL / POLYESTER FIBER / & P.E.PELLETS / REG. NO PA. 1965(KR)' (Label; inside seam of left leg; printing)
  • 'The Beanie Babies Collection® / © Ty Inc. / Oakbrook Il. U.S.A. / © Ty Europe Ltd. / Fareham, Hants / PO15 5TX, U.K. / ©Ty Canada / Aurora, Ontario / Handmade in China' (Textual information; inside swing tag label, left hand side; printing)
  • 'Wrinkles™ / DATE OF BIRTH: May 1, 1996 / This little dog is named Wrinkles / His nose is soft and often crinkles / Likes to climb up on your lap / He's a cheery sort of chap! / www.ty.com' (Textual information; inside swing tag label, right hand side; printing)
  • 'Please remove all swing tags / before giving this item to a child / Retain Tag For Reference / For ages 3 and up / Surface / Wash' (Textual information; back of swing tag label; printing)
Credit line
Given by Halina Pasierbska.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Associated object
B.183-1999
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.116-1999

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Record createdJuly 7, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11553/wrinkles-soft-toy-ty-inc/
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