Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2011.33.15 |
Object Name |
Toy, Pull |
Date |
c1960 |
Features |
Elephant made of blue-grey mohair with white mohair on the bottom of the feet and inside the ears; white felt tusks; felt saddle fastens under the elephant's belly, off-white, yellow and red, a matching felt head cloth with a hell on either side and under the trunk. There is a lable stitched to the belly "Merry Thought Ironbridge Shrops Made in England Reg'd Design" The elephant is attached to a four wheeled metal pulley with handle. The base and wheels are painted red. A lable reads "MERRY THOUGHT TOYS Patent Nos _ _ 823, 472050, 486085 |
Object Story |
Merrythought has been hand-making the quintessential English teddy bear in the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge, Shropshire, since 1930 and is now the last remaining British teddy bear manufacturer. The company is a fourth generation family business founded by Mr W.G Holmes in 1930 as a diversification from his mohair mill in Yorkshire. Over the years a huge range of teddy bears, soft toys, dolls, push-along toys, rocking horses and other animals have been created in the famous factory. This pull along was donated by a local toy enthusiast and who also made their own stuffed bears to purchase. The bears that were created were made from mohair and sleigh blankets acquired at local auctions. |
Subjects |
1960's Toys |
Search Terms |
1960s |