Mutzli

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Mutzli teddy bears
Owner / user BEA + Poly-Verlag

owner
  • BEA International Ltd. (since 1991)
  • Felpa AG (1957–1991)
  • MCZ (1949–1957)
Introductory year 1949
Products Toys (teddy bears)
Website https://www.mutzli.ch/

Mutzli has been the name of a Swiss teddy bear brand since 1949 , which was produced from 1940 to 1991 by the MCZ company (Marcel Csuka Zurich) and later by Felpa AG. Today the teddy bears are produced and offered by BEA Verlag . The certified Mutzli teddy bears have button eyes, are fully mobile and are made from 100% deluxe mohair and real leather applications. The collection bears are available in a limited edition.

Mutzli teddy bear

history

Due to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the import of toys in Switzerland almost came to a standstill, and there were hardly any own productions. The Mulhouse entrepreneur Marcel Csuka was a sales representative for well-known toy manufacturers in the 1930s. He temporarily filled this gap with Czech products from the Hamiro brand. Since this was not enough, he began producing the first handcrafted plush toys in Zurich in 1940 under the name "MCZ".

Csuka and his wife Annie-made teddy bears along the lines of the German Steiff - Teddy . 1949 was the hour of birth of the Mutzli , the name of which was soon to become synonymous with the entire company. The name was based on "Mutz", a Bernese dialect word for "bear". The fur usually consisted of mohair or high-quality plush wool .

After the end of World War II, Csuka resumed its commercial agencies. In 1957 he sold the stuffed animal production to the newly founded Felpa AG. In 1975 production was relocated to Wohlen and later to Suhr . In 1991 Felpa AG stopped production for economic reasons. The brand and production were taken over by BEA-Verlag , which produces and sells the bears to this day.

The old Mutzlib bears are popular among collectors and are occasionally shown in toy museums or exhibitions.

Mutzli Museum

The in-house museum of BEA + Poly - Verlags AG opens its doors every 5 years for conservation reasons. The special exhibition last took place from November 17 to December 22, 2018. Admission is free and the museum is located in the BEA area at Aarauerstrasse 90, 5200 Brugg AG.

literature

  • René Perret: Mutzli - the legendary Swiss in plush: story of the Swiss teddy bear "Mutzli" and his friends. BEA-Verlag, Brugg 1999, ISBN 3-905177-32-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mathilde Tobler, Rolf E. Keller, Barbara Giesicke: Museum in Zug Castle . In: Tugium: Yearbook of the State Archives of the Canton of Zug, the Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archeology, the Cantonal Museum of Prehistory in Zug and Zug Castle . tape 14 , 1998, doi : 10.5169 / seals-526270 ( e-periodica.ch [accessed on February 20, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b c Heinz Fröhlich: Teddy bear «Mutzli» is celebrating its 70th. In: Aargauer Zeitung. October 29, 2010, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Mutzli teddy bears. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Mutzli / Felpa. In: Ankerteddy. Old soft toys and teddy bears from various manufacturers. Retrieved February 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Invented in Germany in 1902. In: St. Galler Tagblatt. August 18, 2016, accessed February 22, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The world's largest collection of old teddy bears. Toy Worlds Museum Basel, accessed on February 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Portrait. Teddy Bear Museum Baden, accessed on February 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Special exhibition: Old toys. In: Events. Aargau Tourism, accessed on February 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ BEA product catalog "I wish that". BEA + Poly - Verlags AG, 2018, accessed on March 27, 2019 .