A shelf of rubber and vinyl

To date this is my collection. 

It has come along way from a few Vinyl elephants. 

I love the neon ones best of all, but

The pastel ones still tug at my heart. 

I am only missing a few designs by Arrow Rubber and Plastics, as well as The Sun Rubber Co.
I have not even seen the entire line from Estrela but I imagine I am missing many of them. These little squeaks have not taken over our home as of now they are limited to this cabinet in our guest-room, and they have surely made a few over night guest joke about nightmares. I dont mind I love each one. Im still discovering lots of information on them and I still enjoy finding new ones I have never seen.

Pinky the Cuddle Bunny

 Im not really sure what it is about this bunny that has had me swooning from the start, but I love it.
This is Pinky the Cuddle Bunny. Again with all the variants a girl could ask for. I really like the one with the fluffy tail and the different colors that it comes in. I really love the ones from brazil.

The little honeycomb on the box seems like a odd choice for a bunny,

but the pastels mixed with the bright colors has me hooked. 

The Variants from the other countries are the best of any of the Arrow Squeaks. 

Neons and bright sunset yellows and honey colored browns. 

Each one of these is so special to me. 

I began to give up hope of ever owning a yellow one.

I have only seen them on UK sites and one in South Africa. 

Then sometimes someone wonderful comes along with one for sale. 

I got it for a wonderful price and I am over the moon.

Then when I figured this week could not get any better, it did!!

A dear friend in brazil was kind enough to trade with me, 

and now this pink Estrela bunny is a part of our home forever. 

Oh sheep!

These are my sheep and Lambs. 

I love the little curls on them.

I like how none of them really look like a sheep. 

I also like that the designer (Edward Mobley) gave most of them sweet little bows 

french variant "tammy Lamby" 

posing pets lamb

These are the variants I have of "Tammy Lamby" 

Again the size varies so much. 

Some have wheels. 

Some have silly color combinations. 

All of them have pushed back ears that look as if they are ready to attack. 

original "Tammy Lamby" 

"Tammy Lamby" on wheels. 

"Baa-Baa" the Wooly Sheep.

Arrow Rubber and Plastics

1965 

This is "Lucy Lamb"
made by the Sun Rubber Company 1961

"Lambkin" made by the Sun Rubber Company 1955

Each one is special in their own way. I love the colors of vinyl used.
I like the little differences between sun rubber company and Arrow Rubber and Plastics.
I havent seen very many sheep in my life,
but Im pretty sure that most of them don't have the angry eyebrows that each of these do.

who is J. L. Prescott?

J.L. Prescott was another rubber toy company in the 60's 

Edward Mobley had something to do with the company's design team

but that is all I have found out. 

The Designs are a bit like Arrow's toys just a little different. 

Still disproportioned, still Shuddersome, these 3 have won over my heart. 

J.L. Prescott Donkey 

J.L. Prescott Bunny Rabbit 

J.L. Prescott Poodle 

Green variant Donkey

Grey variant bunny

Edward Mobley Yellow Rubber Bunny Rabbit Squeak toy

This is a yellow rubber Bunny that is at the top of my list 

of most loved squeaks even if I don't yet own one. 

Isn't it just wonderful?

Something about the colors just has me swooning. 

The yellows and oranges look like a sunset of silliness

and again I am left to wonder 

had the designer for these toys ever seen a bunny?

These 3 are the only i have seen for sale and i was 

unable to purchase any of them. 

If you have one you are looking to sell please contact me

katehartxoxo@me.com

   

more packaging

I just love the packaging for the little sets with friends. 

Everything about these boxes has me swooning. 

the sweet scallops around the names, the little starbursts, everything!!

I wonder what the backs looked like. 

where they promotional? 

Did they simply share the sweet poem they where named for? 

 The Arrow rubber and plastics boxes also have great fonts and closed up completely so that they would have display appeal but also be safe when shipped. I love the detail put into each design of each box. I have seen more simple boxes for them But these "pop-up" versions are by far my favorite. The ones I own look like someone just plucked them right from the shelf and dropped them off at my house.

 I Love the box for sun rubber but up until recently assumed they only came in bags. Turns out they came in just as stunning boxes as the Chunky and Rompy dolls. The particular lamb here is named "Lucy" something i was unaware of until i found this picture. I still like finding out the names that where given to them originally, who got the wonderful job of naming the designs?

I would love to know more about these companies... but im satisfied for now, until the next piece of the information puzzle pops up in my life.

Homer "the huggable hound" Arrow Rubber and Plastics corp. Edward Mobley Dachshund.

This is the advertisement for Homer "the Huggable Hound" 

Homer came at the end of Arrow's run. 

Made in 1966 

As with all Arrow toys, what is he?

A Dachshund maybe?

He doesn't really look like a dog i've ever seen.

This is the original Homer I own. 

I have now seen 4 of these. 

He isn't as rare as I had once thought. 

But that doesn't take away from his desirability. 

People really love this guy. 

Its easy to see why. 

His ears are a vinyl instead of the normal fluffy ears in the ad. 

They also differ from the normal fluffy ears used by Arrow. 

Homer not only has a movable head, but his tail is also jointed. 

This is Clown version of Homer. I have seen 2 mine

and another I purchased for a friend.

Mine is from france and the second I bought was from spain.

He is marked Edward Mobley Arrow Rubber and Plastics 1966.

The Squeaker Is also much different. 

It is located beneath the head and is part of the neck,

instead of being located on the belly. 

He also comes with accessories, 

something I have never seen on a Arrow or Sun toy.

He has a white collar and is supposed to have a little teal hat,

that fits into a hole in his head. 

He is also much smaller that the original Homer. 

Isnt he just so sweet?

It was so sweet of the seller I bought this from to send the hat. 

Now he is complete. 

And looking pretty dapper if I do say so myself. 

you have just got to love the mustard yellow polkadot ears.

I added this tail to mine because the original tail is really ugly. 

The original tail looks like a broken paint brush. 

So it turns out one with Fluffy Ears was made. 

He is really cute. 

Homer has the most variants I have seen of the Arrow toys. 

He is also the most desirable of all the Arrow toys and his price reflects that.