Sleepy
Soft Toy
1954 -1955 (manufactured)
1954 -1955 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Merrythought made its first teddy bear in 1930. The company employed key staff who formerly worked for Chad Valley and Farnell. It quickly established itself as one of the leading teddy manufacturers. As well as bears, Merrythought produced many different examples of soft toy animals including an extensive range of character toys. From 1954 to 1980 Merrythought made Walt Disney animals and toys based on characters from animated films.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sleepy (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, cloth, felt and metal |
| Brief description | Soft toy figure of Sleepy made in England by Merrythought Hygenic Toys in 1954 or 1955. |
| Physical description | The manufactured soft toy is Sleepy from the Snow White and the Seven dwarfs. The toy has a pressed felt mask face with painted blue eyeslids, white eyebrows and with black eyelashes and wrinkle lines. The toy has a red nose and lips. His face is framed a long white beard and a detachable light blue hat. Sleepy is a stuffed toy with a cloth torso and light brown trousers. He is dressed in a short-sleeve light brown shirt with two felted blue pockets sewn on. The oversized shirt is belted at the waist with a light blue band. He wears light blue felted slippers. Beard needs to be secured. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | MERRYTHOUGHT
IRONBRIDGE, SHROPS.
MADE IN ENGLAND
REGD DESIGN
Made in England (on left foot) |
| Summary | Merrythought made its first teddy bear in 1930. The company employed key staff who formerly worked for Chad Valley and Farnell. It quickly established itself as one of the leading teddy manufacturers. As well as bears, Merrythought produced many different examples of soft toy animals including an extensive range of character toys. From 1954 to 1980 Merrythought made Walt Disney animals and toys based on characters from animated films. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.14-2005 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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