Funshine Bear
Teddy Bear
1983 (manufactured)
1983 (manufactured)
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Unjointed soft toy bear in a seated position primarily of yellow nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and feet paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a yellow sun with a smiling face stitched design in a panel on its front. The white paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is a brown stitched line extending into a smile with T shaped ends. The nose is a deep yellow plastic heart shape. The eyes are two tone brown and white plastic with brown felt lashes. The eyebrows are two deep yellow clumps. There is a tuft of yellow 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. There is a white label printed in red sewn into the left leg seam.
Object details
Object type | |
Title | Funshine Bear (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Stitched and stuffed nylon plush |
Brief description | Nylon plush Care Bear, Funshine Bear, made in Taiwan by Kenner in 1983 |
Physical description | Unjointed soft toy bear in a seated position primarily of yellow nylon plush. The body front, nose and mouth area, inner ears and feet paw pads are of white nylon plush. There is a yellow sun with a smiling face stitched design in a panel on its front. The white paw pads are heart shaped. The mouth is a brown stitched line extending into a smile with T shaped ends. The nose is a deep yellow plastic heart shape. The eyes are two tone brown and white plastic with brown felt lashes. The eyebrows are two deep yellow clumps. There is a tuft of yellow 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. There is a white label printed in red sewn into the left leg seam. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive Historical significance: One of the very first Care Bears to be made. They were not commercially available in Britain until 1984 |
Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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Accession number | B.1484-1999 |
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Record created | November 22, 2000 |
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