Summary
A single page advertising flyer shows a range of pet animal soft toys, featuring cats, dogs, dingo pups and a pony, each with specific names for identification.
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 two images of a range of domestic animal soft toys. The top image shows soft toy designs for a cat, 'dingo pup', pony and a 'draught stopper cat'. The bottom image shows soft toy designs for a cat, dog, puppy, poodle 'dingo pup', 'digger dog', and the 'draught stopper cat'.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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 1998
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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'
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Brand Names
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Toy manufacturing, Product advertising
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Category
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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, Domestic Animals, Dogs, Cats, Dingoes, Small Businesses
