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Soft Toy

1960s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Monkeys have been popular soft toys since the beginning of the twentieth century. The German soft toy company Steiff began making monkeys at the end of the nineteenth century and until 1914 this type of Steiff toy sold better than any other apart from the teddy bear. Steiff's best known monkey was called Jocko.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Sewn and stuffed fabric
Brief description
Artificial silk plush monkey soft toy made in Hungary in the 1960s
Physical description
Fully jointed (head and limbs) monkey of brown artificial silk plush with plain fabric face, ears, hands and feet. It is solidly stuffed with wood wool and there is an unstuffed plush tail. The facial features consist of two black plastic eyes and a stitched line mouth. Within the body is a squeaker that operates by pressing it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41cm
Production typeMass produced
Summary
Monkeys have been popular soft toys since the beginning of the twentieth century. The German soft toy company Steiff began making monkeys at the end of the nineteenth century and until 1914 this type of Steiff toy sold better than any other apart from the teddy bear. Steiff's best known monkey was called Jocko.
Collection
Accession number
B.9-2006

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Record createdAugust 15, 2007
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