Saturday, October 1, 2011

The Art of Play: A Soft Toy Cat, 1935

Mohair Cat, 1935
The Victoria & Albert Museum
Since today is the first of October, I thought I’d show a very Halloween-y German toy from the 1930s which also fits into our theme of the day of rats and rat-killers. This un-jointed black mohair plush cat is standing with an arched back and upright tail. His eyes are green and his nose is pink. The Halloween-i-ness of it is reinforced by the orange ribbon around his neck.


The fuzzy mouse catcher was made by the celebrated German toy manufacturer, Schuco in 1935.



1 comment:

Kay Adams said...

My Grandfather, from Germany, had this toy as a little boy and it now shows off all its fabulous black cattitude in my house. Thanks for the post. Love your blog.