Cheer Bear

Physical description

Soft toy bear with movable arms and legs designed to be placed in a seated position, primarily of pink nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a semi circular rainbow design in a panel on its front. The white foot paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is a pink stitched line extending into a smile with a downturn on the left end and a small pink tongue protruding. The nose is a dark pink plastic heart shape. The eyes are two tone brown and white plastic with pink felt lashes. The eyebrows are two wine clumps. There is a tuft of pink nylon hair at the top of the head. There is a short tail and a red plastic heart shape placed to the right of this with the Care Bears logo in white on it. There is a white label printed in red sewn into the right bottom seam.

Place of Origin

Haiti (manufactured)

Date

1983 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Kenner (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Stitched and stuffed nylon plush

Marks and inscriptions

Care / Bears™
KENNER® / CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 / CHEER BEAR® / Care Bears TM / COLLECTION / © AMERICAN GREETINGS / CORP. 1983 / 61100 AD / MADE IN HAITI / PAT. PENDING
PENN. REG. NO. 74 / ALL NEW MATERIALS / STUFFED WITH / 100% SYNTHECTIC FIBER / MACHINE WASHABLE / TIE TOY IN PILLOWCASE, / WASH WARM, TUMBLE DRY, / MEDIUM HEAT. / BRUSH PLUSH TO FLUFF / DO NOT DRY CLEAN

Dimensions

Height: 42 cm maximum, Height: 33 cm seated

Object history note

Part of the Palitoy Archive

Historical significance: One of the very first Care Bears to be made. They were not commercially available in Britain until 1984

Descriptive line

Nylon plush Care Bear, Cheer Bear, made in Haiti by Kenner in 1983

Production Note

Reason For Production: Retail

Materials

Plastic; Thread; Nylon plush

Techniques

Stitching; Stuffing

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

BGM