I recently purchased these monkeys. I am particularly interested in information about them.
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Contact the Superior toy company. Ebay has one that looks similar. The seller is asking $20.50 www.ebay.com/
Do a search on "google" put in any information you can find, like description, manufacture, any numbers you might find, do you know if they were made in the USA .
Also try eBay , also do a search with any information you have, a good start is putting in "stuffed monkeys" and see if there are any the same or similar.
Hi,
I think this looks like a vintage Howdy Doody Zippy Monkey. You can find it listed here:
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I had one when I was very young! I loved that monkey so much!
I think you can get a good price on these!
---Blessings,
Robyn
The large plush monkey looks similar to the monkey that was featured on the Howdy Doody show in the 1950's but these were made by several companies and a lot of "knock-offs" have been produced since then.
Your monkey does not appear to have an open mouth (?) and the real ones did as Mr. Bim was always eating a banana (and a banana was with the originals).
Also, the ears appear to be quite different as well as the eyes.
I think the originals also wore shoes that did not come off.
Still - yours may be a plush from around that same time.
Here is a listing showing the original monkey:
www.ebay.com/
Here is a link to similar ones that recently sold on eBay: You can see that several different styles were produced.
www.ebay.com/
Here is a site that tells a little about this monkey. You may be able to contact them for information on your monkey.
Here is a link to a forum where you can ask about plush toys. You may need several pictures and usually only ask about one item at a time.
The one on the right, I believe is a Zippy. He is a 50s/early 60s toy. Depending on condition, he sells between $25 an $65 dollars. There are several sold on eBay in this price range. I would read each to see what the difference is between the 25 and 65 version. I know condition is always a factor.
The one on the left has me puzzled. I don't know him. At first I thought he was what I remembered Mr Bim, but the features are not quite right.
There are a number of vintage ID sites on Facebook that may be able to help. My favorite is doll & toy identification help
They WILL NOT give you values, but if you can ID him through this site, I can help you value him.
Post back what you learn. Thanks for sharing. These brought back fun memories!
There seems to be a lot of confusion about this stuffed monkey so I decided to try and find out something about the "true" history.
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