Hey Rob, What’s the idea? maybe I am missing something?

Collegiate of Ames stuffed animals! Everyone knows they made amazing pennants...but the original Beanie Babies?

Talk about it...

Or maybe not....

Maybe you should start a thread and see how that goes. :rolleyes:

I’ll bite. I like these stuffed guys. Here is "Leapin’ Lena” and “Lil Fritz", c1950.

Cornell had displayed in one of the libraries, briefly, different Class mascots. Each class would have a different mascot. These aren’t Collegiate Ames, although some maybe, but still very cool. The Penguin is Class of ’36, the Elephant ’26, the Turtle is an Ames Personality Pet - Class ’49, the Teddy Bear is actually ’08. Followed by a Class of ’56 Horse.

Dr. Joyce Brothers’ Pet.
 

This is Dr. Joyce Brothers ’47 personality pet - Lil’ Herbie.

Love these!

So cute!

Really cool...I know Kyle alludes to these in his COA article but had never come across any. The old ones are especially cool. I wonder how many survivors are out there.

LOVE these! The Horse, Elephant, Turtle, and especially the Penguin are awesome!

Would be so fun to try hunting these down... if only I was younger. Great stuff, Joe and Rob!