Vintage Oil Cloth Stuffed Elephant

"Oilcloth was woven natural fiber cloth, usually cotton duck/canvas or linen, that had been treated with a coating based on linseed oil. The fabric could be dyed or printed before treatment, or sometimes the color and design were added in the treatment process. It was a smelly process, but linseed is a natural byproduct of flax processing, not petroleum based, and thus it was not toxic in the way that modern plastics processing can be. Oilcloth also biodegraded in a landfill when its usefulness was over."

 

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I think this toy elephant is made of oilcloth.  I remember oilcloth  from the 1950's. I was kind of young, but I  am pretty sure I remember the feel of it as well as the look of it.  This looks and feels like it. This elephant stuffed toy might possibly be handmade. The stitches are extraordinarily consistent.  It measures 6" wide by 5" wide.  Please note the missing black dot on the eye. That is the only damage I can see.  All the stitches (except for the one eye) are intact and tight. There are some black marks (see notes). The color is more green than the photo indicates.

 

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