Summary
A single page advertising flyer showing an image of a soft toy bilby, an Australian native animal design.
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 and Australian native animals.
Jakas Soft Toys ceased production in the late 1990s outlasting many local toy manufacturers competing with cheaper overseas imports.
Physical Description
A single page A4 size colour photocopy of an advertising flyer with an image of a bilby soft toy design with leaves in the background. The toy bilby has grey synthetic fur, pink inner ears and nose and a pouch. Under the image is handwritten 'Bilby with pouch'. 'Jakas Soft Toys' is printed in black at the top of the flyer with the address and contact details for the company shown in the top right-hand corner.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Pam Schwarz, 19 Jun 2000
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User
Jakas Soft Toys, Unit 1, 85 Lewis Road, Wantirna South, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1997
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Inscriptions
Printed in black in the top left-hand corner of the flyer: 'JAKAS / SOFT TOYS / . . . The name in Australian made soft toys.' Printed in black in the top right-hand corner of the flyer: 'Unit 1, 85 Lewis Road / (crn Lewis & Wadhurst Dve) / Wantirna South, Victoria 3152, Australia / Phone:61 3 9887 3547 / Fax: 61 3 9887 3553' Printed in black at the bottom centre of the flyer: 'D.S.& N. Nominees Pty Ltd / A.C.N. 006 302 129' Handwritten in black ink under the image: 'BILBY WITH POUCH'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Toy manufacturing, Product advertising
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
210 mm (Width), 297 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Toys, Catalogues, Advertising, Marketing, Australian Design, Australian Manufacturing Industry, Australian Native Animals, Small Businesses, Australiana