LAVENDER COW

The Sitting Lavender Cow is 18” high with a Lavender head, body, ears and tail with

White shaggy top of her head and tail-tip and White plush muzzle, ear linings and

underbody. She has multicolored felt eyes, two Black dot nostrils, Red felt tongue,

Black felt hoofs, White felt horns and a Pink satin neck-ribbon.

This was one of Mary Meyer’s most successful large animals. It was made from Baxter,

Kelly & Faust, Inc. Lavender plush made in Philadelphia, PA and stuffed with chopped

polyurethane foam rubber. It was a very popular and good selling Mary Meyer design.

The Purple Cow was a very popular design. It was first introduced in this large size in 1970 and was immediately a best seller. The body and head were Purple acrylic plush and the under-jaw, underbody and ear linings were White plush and the top of its head and the tip of it’s tail were 2” long White shaggy plush. The eyes, nose and tongue were felt and it had a Pink satin neck ribbon. The Purple Cow had White felt horns, felt eyes, nose, tongue and Black felt hoofs plus a Lavender satin neck ribbon. The Purple Cow was 18” high and Retailed for $5.98 in the 1960’s. This Cow was very popular and was made by Mary Meyer for a number of years.

The Purple Cow was a very popular Mary Meyer stuffed toy during the 1960’s and into the early 1960’s. It was a sitting Cow and made of Lavender plush manufactured by Baxter, Kelly & Faust at their mill in Philadelphia, Pa. Lavender plush made in Philadelphia, PA and stuffed with chopped polyurethane foam rubber. It was a very popular and good selling Mary Meyer design. There is a nursery rhyme about a “Purple Cow”, which says: I never saw a purple cow. I never hope to see one. But I can tell you anyhow I’d rather see than be one

YEARS IN PRODUCTION: 1970

ORIGINAL RETAIL PRICE: $5.98

COLOR: lavender

SIZE: 18” high

SKU: 565