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This is my Happy monkey . He is 24 inchs tall , has a happy face . I do believe it was touched up maybe but hard to tell as it would have been done a very long time ago . Maker unknown but appears factory made . He is just one of the monkeys hanging out here :-)
No catagory for vintage plush animals so he had to fake being a teddy bear
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Thank you walksoft :-)
That is great!!! Happy indeed, he is one smiley dude.
Give mr. monkey an little hug for ol' trunkman would ya? I'm pretty sure that is what keeps him smiling! Beautiful treasure. Thanks Manikin.
One hug passed on from trunkman to him :-)
Thank you Bellin,packrat,scandi and walksoft :-)
He certainly makes you smile just looking at him. I love it!
Thank you mustang :-)
Cool monkey!
Thank you guy !
Thank you kerry and bratjdd :-)