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Panda

Soft Toy
1979-1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours on pink and blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the bear and children; white card lining
contains a black and white fur fabric panda teddy bear with brown plastic eyes and pink brushed nylon in the mouth; nose of moulded black plastic is off the face but there is a small black sewn thread knob in its place
sewn on label printed in blue
fire tested on left side and cut under chin

under the chin is a finger hole so the mouth can be made to open and close
limbs on a curving frame, designed to go round a child's wrist, operated by squeezing the back of the figure

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Lining
  • Teddy Bear
  • Nose
Titles
  • Panda (manufacturer's title)
  • Huggy Family™ (series title)
Materials and techniques
fur fabric, brushed nylon, printed card
Brief description
Chad Valley, English, 1979-80
Physical description
card box printed in colours on pink and blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the bear and children; white card lining
contains a black and white fur fabric panda teddy bear with brown plastic eyes and pink brushed nylon in the mouth; nose of moulded black plastic is off the face but there is a small black sewn thread knob in its place
sewn on label printed in blue
fire tested on left side and cut under chin

under the chin is a finger hole so the mouth can be made to open and close
limbs on a curving frame, designed to go round a child's wrist, operated by squeezing the back of the figure
Dimensions
  • Height: 11in
  • Width: 9.25in
  • Depth: 6in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Chad Valley // Chiltern // Hygenic Toys (sewn on label; printed)
  • 1680 (hand written test number on box)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Address gives Birmingham which means the item was produced after the merge with Palitoy in 1979 and before production was moved to Coalville later that year or early 1980.
Production
Attribution note: tested sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1389:1-1999

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Record createdNovember 8, 2000
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