Summary

Plush black and white toy penguin. 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

Toy penguin with black plush material extending from the top of the head and down the back and white plush material covering the front section. The underside is made of stitched cream coloured material with two extensions jutting out as feet. There is a faint green stain on its left 'foot'. It has two toned black and white coloured plastic eyes with a firm stitched protruding beak consisting of black plush material on the upper side and a cream coloured cotton material on the underside. There are two flaps of stitched material on either side of the body as wings consisting of black plush material on the upper part and a cream coloured cotton material on the underside. A triangular label with the 'Australian Made' logo is secured to the body of toy penguin with a plastic joiner, and a white fabric label is stitched onto the underside with the Jakas Soft Toys brand name and 'Australian Made' logo embroidered in green.

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