How Old Is This GUND Circus Elephant?

How Old Is This GUND Circus Elephant? - stuffed elephant with red inner ears and rick rack trimmed red head piece How old is this elephant? Any info would be appreciated.

I researched all possible avenues with no luck. I can't find this elephant anywhere.

- Head stuffed with straw
- Plastic button eyes
- Loose metal rod in trunk

Circa: ?1925-1968

Trademark: Bunny Ears Label Intact (Blue) A Gund Creation
Gund Mfg. Co.
J. Swedlin Inc.
200 5th Ave. N.Y.C. 10, NY

Thanks.

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poehere
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July 13, 20200 found this helpful

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The company is still in business and continue to make stuffed toys for children. Here is the link to their website. gund.com/.../animals?_=pf&pf_t_animal=animal%3AJungle I can't seem to find this elephant online but in their jungle collection they still make a grey elephant that is similar to this one.

I would like to suggest that you take a photo and send them an email about your stuffed toy. They would be a lot of help and it would be easy for them to identify this stuffed toy and tell you the year it was made and more about it.

claire

July 20, 20201 found this helpful

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1958-1959 Musical Elephant w/ Gyrating Trunk
I want to thanks everyone who participated in answering the question.
Special thanks to Beth Merkle &Michelle Parnett from the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester . NY. They provided me access to the archive of the scanned vintage GUND Trade Catalogs -1927 - 1959

Pghgirl40
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July 21, 20200 found this helpful

Thanks for letting us know! I always thought it was a 60s piece!! Happy to know the true origin!!

Pghgirl40
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July 13, 20200 found this helpful

Looks like someone on eBay beat me too it for you! It's a 1960s logo!

Ana
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July 14, 20200 found this helpful

Maybe the answer would be faster contacting the company that makes this plush toy. - https://gund.com - also here is a little history about the company. - en.wikipedia.org/.../gund

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