Summary

Wool plush brown/grey and white toy kangaroo known as 'Junior Kanga'. Part of an archive of unsold stock samples donated by the manufacturer.

Jakas Soft Toys was a Melbourne-based company which designed and manufactured genuine high quality soft toys from 1956. Their range included teddy bears, golliwogs, animals and birds. They ceased production in the late 1990s outlasting many local toy manufacturers competing with cheaper overseas imports.

With children's health and safety in mind, the toys were made from wool and synthetic plush, quality fabrics, non-allergic filling and 'safety eyes'. The Jakas range of soft toys came with care and washing instructions and could be handed down for generations.

Physical Description

A wool plush brown/grey toy kangaroo with a white front and underside. It has two-toned black/brown coloured plastic eyes, embroidered black nose and black stitching for a mouth. There is light grey coloured fabric stitched into the inner ears and on the underside of the lower limbs as pads. There is a 'Jakas Soft Toys' label stitched on the underside of its right lower limb across the fabric pad. It has been made to stand in a kangaroo posture with a tail extending out the back.

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