Toy: Sock Monkey

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Toy: Sock Monkey

Acquired 2003 A sock monkey is a stuffed animal toy made from socks fashioned in the likeness of a monkey. The typical sock monkey is grey and white with extra long limbs, a long tail and bright red lips. The iconic sock monkeys made from red-heeled socks, known today as the Rockford Red Heel, emerged at the earliest in 1932, the year the Nelson Knitting Company in Rockford Illinois added the trademark red heel to its product. Homemade red-heel sock monkey dolls usually have unique faces and body characteristics and are considered one-of-a-kind. Sock monkey dolls are also mass-manufactured in the marketplace. Most vintage red-heel sock monkeys found today are no older than the late 1950s, and many date from the 1970s. A number of methods exist for dating red-heel sock monkeys, including the colors, shape of the red heel (elongated oval or swing), the amount of cream color in the red-heel and toe areas, sock seams, and interior sock content

Socks

Toys

Soft toys

Monkeys

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Empire State Digital Network

Socks

Toys

Soft toys

Monkeys