Summary

Plush, light blue coloured teddy bear with a light blue ribbon tied around its neck. 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 light coloured plush teddy bear with two toned plastic eyes and black embroidered nose and mouth. Its inner ears have a feature of white cotton fabric with a flower pattern. A light blue hanging ribbon is fixed into the seam at the top of the head. There is a light blue ribbon tied into a bow around its neck. A triangular label with the 'Australian Made' logo is secured to the body of the teddy bear with a plastic tag, and a white fabric label stitched onto the back of one of its lower limbs with 'Jakas Soft Toys' embroidered in green.

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