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He's not from TLK, but I had to show this guy off. This is a fantastically realistic tiger cub plush. It is rare to find a tiger plush that actually has an accurate stripe pattern.

I got this guy as a present when I was 11 and have kept him in mint condition. He is just too special. He is made by Applause and was designed in Italy. I detached his hang tag but kept it in a folder; I'll have to check it for the designer's name.

These plush were produced in the 1980's, but I got him in the late 90's. There was a little main street gift shop owned by a nice lady who would put up with me hanging around her shop and talking about plush and other things important to an 11-year-old :rolleyes:

I remember she had several very realistic plush from the Avanti line; they must have been very old stock. There were two other tiger cub designs of the same size; one was sitting and the other was laying, both with their eyes open. I picked this sleeping cub for his unique pose. He does have eyes, but they are covered by actual eyelids (which can be lifted). He is very soft with wonderful long belly fur and airbrushed details. Retailed for about $100 (worth it!!), but I think the lady cut us a bit of a deal.

Her shop went out of business while I was in college. I wish I would have stopped there before it closed up to say hi and maybe get those other two tiger plush; she probably still had them as the shop was located in an area where not many people would drop $100 on what many would consider "just a toy."

I call him Bonsai.

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Description
He's not from TLK, but I had to show this guy off. This is a fantastically realistic tiger cub plush. It is rare to find a tiger plush that actually has an accurate stripe pattern.

I got this guy as a present when I was 11 and have kept him in mint condition. He is just too special. He is made by Applause and was designed in Italy. I detached his hang tag but kept it in a folder; I'll have to check it for the designer's name.

These plush were produced in the 1980's, but I got him in the late 90's. There was a little main street gift shop owned by a nice lady who would put up with me hanging around her shop and talking about plush and other things important to an 11-year-old :rolleyes:

I remember she had several very realistic plush from the Avanti line; they must have been very old stock. There were two other tiger cub designs of the same size; one was sitting and the other was laying, both with their eyes open. I picked this sleeping cub for his unique pose. He does have eyes, but they are covered by actual eyelids (which can be lifted). He is very soft with wonderful long belly fur and airbrushed details. Retailed for about $100 (worth it!!), but I think the lady cut us a bit of a deal.

Her shop went out of business while I was in college. I wish I would have stopped there before it closed up to say hi and maybe get those other two tiger plush; she probably still had them as the shop was located in an area where not many people would drop $100 on what many would consider "just a toy."

I call him Bonsai.

Please DO NOT repost this photo
Nothing in this photo is for sale