Panda
Soft Toy
1979-1980 (manufactured)
1979-1980 (manufactured)
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card box printed in colours on pink and blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the bear and children; white card lining
contains a black and white fur fabric panda teddy bear with brown plastic eyes and pink brushed nylon in the mouth; nose of moulded black plastic is off the face but there is a small black sewn thread knob in its place
sewn on label printed in blue
fire tested on left side and cut under chin
under the chin is a finger hole so the mouth can be made to open and close
limbs on a curving frame, designed to go round a child's wrist, operated by squeezing the back of the figure
contains a black and white fur fabric panda teddy bear with brown plastic eyes and pink brushed nylon in the mouth; nose of moulded black plastic is off the face but there is a small black sewn thread knob in its place
sewn on label printed in blue
fire tested on left side and cut under chin
under the chin is a finger hole so the mouth can be made to open and close
limbs on a curving frame, designed to go round a child's wrist, operated by squeezing the back of the figure
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Additional title | Huggy Family™ (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | fur fabric, brushed nylon, printed card |
| Brief description | Chad Valley, English, 1979-80 |
| Physical description | card box printed in colours on pink and blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the bear and children; white card lining contains a black and white fur fabric panda teddy bear with brown plastic eyes and pink brushed nylon in the mouth; nose of moulded black plastic is off the face but there is a small black sewn thread knob in its place sewn on label printed in blue fire tested on left side and cut under chin under the chin is a finger hole so the mouth can be made to open and close limbs on a curving frame, designed to go round a child's wrist, operated by squeezing the back of the figure |
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| Production type | mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive Address gives Birmingham which means the item was produced after the merge with Palitoy in 1979 and before production was moved to Coalville later that year or early 1980. |
| Production | Attribution note: tested sample Reason For Production: retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1389:1-1999 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2000 |
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