Squawk-A-Boo
Soft Toy
ca. 1914 (manufactured)
ca. 1914 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Miss Farnell founded Farnell Toys between 1867 and 1871, in Acton, London making plush and cloth animals. Farnell established itself as one of Brtain's leading manufacturers of teddy bears, and registered its Alpha trademark in 1925. The factory survived a fire in 1934 and being bombed in 1940, but the company stopped trading in the 1960s.
This soft toy is based on the character, 'Squawk-A-Boo,' designed by Chloe Preston. She was born in 1887 to a British family and had her first book, The Peek-a-Boos, published in 1910. Chloe Preston was an admired artist of books as well as postcards, showing children in a bright decorative style.
This soft toy is based on the character, 'Squawk-A-Boo,' designed by Chloe Preston. She was born in 1887 to a British family and had her first book, The Peek-a-Boos, published in 1910. Chloe Preston was an admired artist of books as well as postcards, showing children in a bright decorative style.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Squawk-A-Boo (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Mohair, metal and plastic |
| Brief description | Soft toy, bird, mohair, metal and plastic, 'Squawk-A-Boo', designed by Chloe Preston, made by J K Farnell & Co Ltd, England, ca. 1914. |
| Physical description | A soft toy bird. Its body is stuffed and hand stitched, with feet and beat applied separately. The bird is mainly cream-cloured with a burnt orange beak and feet, which also have black highlights. The eyes are pink plastic with black pupils and are attached to the sides of head by a metal wire. |
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| Summary | Miss Farnell founded Farnell Toys between 1867 and 1871, in Acton, London making plush and cloth animals. Farnell established itself as one of Brtain's leading manufacturers of teddy bears, and registered its Alpha trademark in 1925. The factory survived a fire in 1934 and being bombed in 1940, but the company stopped trading in the 1960s. This soft toy is based on the character, 'Squawk-A-Boo,' designed by Chloe Preston. She was born in 1887 to a British family and had her first book, The Peek-a-Boos, published in 1910. Chloe Preston was an admired artist of books as well as postcards, showing children in a bright decorative style. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.120-2010 |
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| Record created | May 11, 2010 |
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