Good Luck Bear

Teddy Bear
1985-1986 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Unjointed soft toy bear in a seated position primarily of green nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and feet paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a green stitched design of a four leafed clover on its front. The white paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is a green stitched line extending up in a smile on the right hand side. The nose is a green plastic heart shape. The eyes are green and white plastic with the right one set in a wink and the left one having a green lash. The eyebrows are two green stitched lines. There is a tuft of green 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, slightly worn away. There is a white label printed in red, also worn, attached to the left leg.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Good Luck Bear (manufacturer's title)
  • Care Bears (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stitched and stuffed nylon plush
Brief description
Nylon plush Care Bear, Good Luck Bear, made in Taiwan by Kenner between 1985 and 1986
Physical description
Unjointed soft toy bear in a seated position primarily of green nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and feet paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a green stitched design of a four leafed clover on its front. The white paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is a green stitched line extending up in a smile on the right hand side. The nose is a green plastic heart shape. The eyes are green and white plastic with the right one set in a wink and the left one having a green lash. The eyebrows are two green stitched lines. There is a tuft of green 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, slightly worn away. There is a white label printed in red, also worn, attached to the left leg.
Dimensions
  • Height: 180mm
  • Width: 130mm
  • Depth: 120mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'Care / Bears™' (Trade mark; Plastic heart attached to lower right side)
Credit line
Given by Nicola Hodges
Object history
Given to the donor by one of her aunts as a Christmas present. Good Luck Bear was first produced in 1985.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.235-2000

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Record createdOctober 23, 2000
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