Vintage 1940 ' S PLUTO Character Novelty Co. Disney Stuffed Animal 6 " VERY RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:5026815 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Character/Story/Theme: Pluto | Year: 1940 |
This is a rare Pluto plush toy from the 1940’s. It was given to my Mom by my Dad in 1949. It was made by the Character Novelty Company, Inc., which was a plush toy, puppet, and stuffed animals manufacture in Norwalk, Connecticut. Here is some information from the internet about this toy company, in case you are interested.
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"From the 1930s, to the 1980s, the Character Novelty Company thrived. The company was founded by Cesare Mangiapani and Jack E. Lev...y, and was located at 50 Day Street in South Norwalk, Connecticut.In June 23, 1936 Cesare Mangiapani patent a method of making toy animal figures from tuft yarn balls with the help of Jack E. Levy who was a partner in the Character Novelty Company. They had created a method of forming plush animal figures that comprised the formation of a wire framework on the inside of the yarn material that would fill out the soft body of the plush animal. The inside was made up of of thick looped metal wire at one end of the material and forming two thick V-shaped wires in the inside of the plush animal structure. This gives the body a metal framework for legs, arms and even a tail if desired or needed to complete the plush figure. This was done in such manner that each limb has an elongated leg of wire that passing the thick "V" shaped metal wires through the loop in the main area of the body, then bending all the wires in such manner that each of the "V" shaped metal wires forms the rear back end and the front end of the legs of the plush animal figure. Within this design the first mentioned wire can be used to form the tail of the plush animal, and thereof it can be looped end together with the other looped portions of the plush animal’s body; and finally the designer stringing the fibrous yarn material upon the framework so forming the soft and loveable plush animal that can stand up and be bendable to any position the owner desires of the toy."
Thanks for looking!
"From the 1930s, to the 1980s, the Character Novelty Company thrived. The company was founded by Cesare Mangiapani and Jack E. Lev...y, and was located at 50 Day Street in South Norwalk, Connecticut.In June 23, 1936 Cesare Mangiapani patent a method of making toy animal figures from tuft yarn balls with the help of Jack E. Levy who was a partner in the Character Novelty Company. They had created a method of forming plush animal figures that comprised the formation of a wire framework on the inside of the yarn material that would fill out the soft body of the plush animal. The inside was made up of of thick looped metal wire at one end of the material and forming two thick V-shaped wires in the inside of the plush animal structure. This gives the body a metal framework for legs, arms and even a tail if desired or needed to complete the plush figure. This was done in such manner that each limb has an elongated leg of wire that passing the thick "V" shaped metal wires through the loop in the main area of the body, then bending all the wires in such manner that each of the "V" shaped metal wires forms the rear back end and the front end of the legs of the plush animal figure. Within this design the first mentioned wire can be used to form the tail of the plush animal, and thereof it can be looped end together with the other looped portions of the plush animal’s body; and finally the designer stringing the fibrous yarn material upon the framework so forming the soft and loveable plush animal that can stand up and be bendable to any position the owner desires of the toy."
