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In 1898 Adoph Gund, a German immigrant founded a toy and novelty company in Norwalk, Connecticut. The company named for its founder, Gund, would later become one of the notable pioneers in the global soft and plush toy industry. In 1925 when Gund retired he sold the company to one of his employees, Jacob Sweldin who had apprenticed under him for close to thirty years. Sweldin continued the tradition in establishing Gund as an innovative leader in the soft toy industry. He led the way in the marketing technique of licensing cartoon characters for soft toy production. He was able to obtain licenses to produce plush toys of the well known characters of Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat.
Donald Duck is in great condition with a little paint wear on his hat and a couple other paint wear spots. There are no holes and the seams are all intact. ... [full description] |
