Gund Snuffles

Gund Snuffles is a plush bear developed and produced by the Gund toy company and was the recipient of 1996 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award

History of Snuffles

Snuffles was designed in 1980 by Rita Raiffe who, at the time, led the company with her husband Herbert. She was inspired by the shape of a beautiful crescent moon in the sky, and designed a happy bear looking up at the moon. Snuffles debuted in 1981 is now the oldest bear in Gund's product line. The initial models were 12-inch tall models available in brown or white.

Snuffles has been produced in a number of sizes and colors. Most are between four inches and two feet tall with a 3-foot white model released as a limited edition in 1995. The available colors have included dark and light brown, blue, pink, as well as rare green and yellow versions. Most of the colored bears have a white snout, ears, and a white patch on their belly.

A number of limited edition bears have been made including ones with mohair fur and a 25th anniversary blush colored edition released in 2006 which was sold exclusively at FAO Schwartz stores. Other limited editions have been made for Macy's, Pottery Barn, and Barnes & Noble.

izes

Gund Snuffles come in many different sizes. These sizes range from 4" tall to over 2 ft tall. A limited edition for 1995 was over 3' tall. The only available color for that edition of white. There are over 120 styles of Gund Snuffles made, but only sold for a short period. There are many Gund Snuffle bears that came in limited editions.

Colors

Gund Snuffles are available in a variety of different colors. The colors include: Bloo (light blue), Marshmallow (white), Snowflake (white), Pink Bubblegum (pink), Chocolate Truffle (dark brown), light brown, several Mohair versions (light brown with mohair fur - limited to only 1000 made; a cream mohair version), and the extremely rare mint green and yellow versions. Recently, a 25th anniversary blush colored edition was released in 2006 (available in 10"/25.5 cm size and a 2ft tall version sold exclusively at FAO Schwarz, which is now sold out). Other limited edition versions were made exclusively for Macy's, Pottery Barn and Barnes & Noble.

The majority of colored Snuffles bears feature a small white patch on their belly and snout.

Notes

*Recipient of 1996 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award
*25th Anniversary edition has a medallion commemorating the anniversary of his release

External links

* [http://www.gund.com/ Gund]
* [http://www.bearst.com/snuffles.html Bear Street]
* [http://www.toyshelf.com/toys/category/Gund_Snuffles ToyShelf.com]