SL Tufty Fluffytail Squirrel 1960s Vintage Pelham Puppet MINT MIB RoSPA Safety

Description

This listing is for a vintage Pelham Puppet doll fresh out of the original owners museum-quality estate:
Manufacturer: Pelham Puppet
Style:
SL Tufty the Squirrel
Age: @ 1960s
Condition: This doll is in near mint condition with original clothing and box.
This doll was purchased new and kept on display in a glass case or stored in a box by the original owner in one home for 50 years.
I combine multiple purchases for reduced postage fees.
Tufty Fluffytail is a young anthropomorphic squirrel who is a character used by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), a British charity which aims to promote safety. In particular, Tufty demonstrated road-crossing safety to young children.
Tufty was born in 1953, the creation of Elsie Mills, MBE.Through RoSPA, Tufty introduced simple safety messages to children, through stories in which the squirrel was joined by Minnie Mole and the naughty Willy Weasel, along with Mrs Owl the teacher and Policeman Badger, who always popped up in the nick of time to save the children.
In 1961, the Tufty Club was set up as a nationwide network of local groups, and Tufty appeared as a cartoon character in a Public Information Film. At its peak there were 24,500 registered Tufty Clubs.
During the 1970s, Tufty featured in a series of stop-motion animations narrated by Bernard Cribbins.