Summary

Plush grey and white Penguin hand puppet known as 'Tiny 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

A small plush grey and white penguin hand puppet with two-toned black/grey coloured plastic eyes on either side of the beak. The head, top of wing flaps and back are dark grey and the front of the body is white. It has an extended beak with black material on the upper side and white cotton material on the underside. There are two loose flaps of material sewn into the sides of the body as wings with grey upper side and white underside. A white fabric label is sewn into the side seam of the body with the Jakas Soft Toys brand name and 'Australian Made' logo embroidered in green.

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