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The company specialised in children's stuffed toys, diversified into a full
range of plush creations including dogs,cats, bunnies, monkeys, and pigs. and
especially teddy bears.based on designs by a former employee of
Chad Valley. In addition to "normal" teddy bears Merrythought produced Bingie bear
weith a family of dressed Bingie, Tumpy bear who was made from a soft wool plush
with a white nose and chest. The Dutch Bear was introduced in 1938, it's head, arms
and body was made from alpaca and he wore wide corduroy trousers. the Bears have
been featured in a lot of merchandise as well, some of which includes toys,
greeting cards,party goods, cell phone covers, interior decoration sets,
stickers, clothing accessories, figurines,ornaments, decorative accessories, Fun
Stuff, Purses and Handbags, T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Night Shirts, School Supplies,
Bags and Briefcases, Keychains ,Outerwear, Scarves and Ties,Shirts, Watches,
Decals, Glasses, hats, bags, Cooke jars,Conforters, Cushions,Stickers, Night
lights, and many other goods.
Punkinhead was commissioned in 1950 by Eatons, a department store in Canada. today. Punkinhead is considered to be the
forerunner to Cheeky. In 1966 Mr and Mrs Twisty Cheeky were introduced,
One of the most popular Merrythought bears is Cheeky who was designed by Jean
Barber and introduced in 1956.
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