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Nooky Bear™

Bear Figure
1975-1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

a head moulded beige vinyl with the mouth and nose painted black and the eyes brown, black and white
the body is beige terry towelling with ochre brushed nylon pads stretched over a opaque plastic body which contains the walking mechanism
plastic press stud at neck does not allow the cloth to be removed as the seam as been sewn up
attached to the chest is a red, white and blue rosette with a picture of the bear in the centre

Mechanism is operated by air pressure when both of the hand pads are pressed.


Object details

Object type
TitleNooky Bear™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Fur fabric, vinyl, moulded plastic
Brief description
Palitoy, English, 1975-1980
Physical description
a head moulded beige vinyl with the mouth and nose painted black and the eyes brown, black and white
the body is beige terry towelling with ochre brushed nylon pads stretched over a opaque plastic body which contains the walking mechanism
plastic press stud at neck does not allow the cloth to be removed as the seam as been sewn up
attached to the chest is a red, white and blue rosette with a picture of the bear in the centre

Mechanism is operated by air pressure when both of the hand pads are pressed.
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

This bear represents a ventriloquist's dummy, made famous on T V by Roger de Courcey in the 1970s.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1500-1999

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Record createdNovember 3, 2000
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