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Crabby

Soft Toy
1963-1965 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Margarete Steiff GmbH (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Germany (manufactured)

Soft toy in the form of a lobster, with large claws and six flexible 'pipe cleaner' legs. The body is made from stuffed red-orange mohair, which has been airbrushed to give the appearance of a segmented body. It has long 'antennae' made from red cords attached to its nose. The toy has two small, black glass eyes.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Soft Toys
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
Soft toy
TitleCrabby (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Mohair, stuffed; glass
Mohair
Glass
Machine Stitching
Brief description
Soft toy, lobster, 'Crabby', Steiff, 1963-65
Physical description
Soft toy in the form of a lobster, with large claws and six flexible 'pipe cleaner' legs. The body is made from stuffed red-orange mohair, which has been airbrushed to give the appearance of a segmented body. It has long 'antennae' made from red cords attached to its nose. The toy has two small, black glass eyes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Width: 16.4cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
2328,00 (EAN number)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Louise Anne Wheway
Production
'Crabby' was produced as part of a 'Signs of the Zodiac' collection made by Steiff in the mid-1960s, they were made in three sizes of which this is the largest. 'Crabby' was supposed to represent Cancer the Crab.
Subject depicted
Lobsters
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.119-2017

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Record createdDecember 8, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1426905/crabby-soft-toy-margarete-steiff-gmbh/
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