Summary
A single page advertising flyer showing two images of teddy bear designs, 'Dudley Bear' and a six foot tall 'Cuddle Bear' known as "Big Ted".
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 near the bottom of the page. The left-hand image shows two 'Dudley' bears with blue ribbons tied around their necks. The right-hand image shows a large six foot tall 'Cuddle Bear' with a blue ribbon around its neck displaying the 'Australian Made' logo sitting on a two seater couch.
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 / A.C.N. 006 302 129 (partly hand written) / . . . 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 / Telephone: 61 3 887 3547 / Facsimile: 61 3 887 3553'
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Brand Names
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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, Teddy Bears, Small Businesses