Gund Snuffles
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Gund Snuffles is a cute and furry type of snuffle bear developed and produced by the Gund teddy bear company.
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[edit] History of Snuffles
Snuffles was designed in 1980 by the mother of Bruce Raiffe, the President of Gund between 1993 and July 2004. 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, and he is now the oldest bear in Gund's product line. At the start of production, the available colors were brown and white. Sizes were 12 constant.
Over the years, there have been many styles of Snuffles made. He has been manufactured in various countries, leading to different fur shades and textures over the years. In the past, Snuffles was made in Japan, Thailand and Korea. In the last decade, Snuffles has been made in China.
[edit] Sizes
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Proportions
Snuffles bears are noticeably out of proportion. Some of these unusual proportions include: head/face much larger than paws, arms and legs. Ears are about 2/3 the size of the paws and legs. Placement of (practically nonexistent) neck is very low on the body. Some might call them portly.
[edit] Notes
- Recipient of 1996 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award
- 25th Anniversary edition has a medallion commemorating the anniversary of his release
