{"product_id":"quiet-billabong-1960s-vintage-genuine-fur-platypus-toy","title":"Quiet Billabong · 1960s Vintage Genuine Fur Platypus Toy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGenuine fur, source unspecified · vinyl bill · plastic hands and feet · plastic eyes · unsigned, no tags · 1960s · 35cm nose to tail · 14cm at widest · no shedding, no gaps in the fur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bill is the first surprise, smooth vinyl set into real fur, cool and slightly glossy against all that warmth, exactly the contradiction the actual animal is built from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe is unsigned, no tags anywhere, and turned up alongside the koalas already in the archive, almost certainly made by the same hand or the same small workshop in the same run. Fur pelt souvenirs shaped into native animals were a fixture of the mid-century Australian tourist trade, sold in gift shops to visitors who wanted something that felt like the bush rather than a factory. The construction, plastic eyes and vinyl bill set against genuine fur, places her in the 1960s alongside her companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured nose to tail she runs a generous 35cm, with a 14cm width at her widest point, built more substantially than most toys from this era. The hands and feet are moulded plastic rather than the koala's hand-cut suede, a small variation between two pieces from what looks like the same maker. The fur itself is in remarkably even condition, no shedding, no gaps, no bald patches, holding its colour and thickness right along the tail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"caitiedid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44175576465542,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/5960\/8966\/files\/DSC_3681.jpg?v=1784766214","url":"https:\/\/checkout.caitiedid.shop\/products\/quiet-billabong-1960s-vintage-genuine-fur-platypus-toy","provider":"caitiedid","version":"1.0","type":"link"}