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I AM MR. GREEDY

Soft Toy
©1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

clear plastic bag with label stapled at the top printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the characters
contains a red plush toy

Object details

Object type
Titles
  • I AM MR. GREEDY (manufacturer's title)
  • MR. MEN (series title)
Materials and techniques
fur fabric, printed card
Brief description
Mr. Greedy, Chad Valley, English, 1978
Physical description
clear plastic bag with label stapled at the top printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the characters
contains a red plush toy
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
1658 (trade mark; hand written tested sample number)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

"I'm one of the Mr. Men from BBC Series by Roger Hargreaves"
Examples of these toys were fire tested and Mr. Muddle was very bady burnt and not kept; his test number was 1660.
Production
Attribution note: tested sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1369-1999

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Record createdJuly 10, 2000
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