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The real Winnie-the-Pooh and friends back on show after makeover The real Winnie-the-Pooh and friends back on show after makeover
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Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger look as good as new and are ready to go back on display after more than a year of much-needed repairs by a textile conservator.Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Tigger look as good as new and are ready to go back on display after more than a year of much-needed repairs by a textile conservator.
The toys, which belonged to Christopher Robin Milne when he was a boy, are back on show from Wednesday at the New York public library, where they have resided since 1987.The toys, which belonged to Christopher Robin Milne when he was a boy, are back on show from Wednesday at the New York public library, where they have resided since 1987.
Christopher Robin received the toys in the 1920s from his father, the author AA Milne, who based the Winnie-the-Pooh children’s stories on the stuffed animals.Christopher Robin received the toys in the 1920s from his father, the author AA Milne, who based the Winnie-the-Pooh children’s stories on the stuffed animals.
The library says the conservation efforts included neck alignment, clavicle repair and bottom fluffing.The library says the conservation efforts included neck alignment, clavicle repair and bottom fluffing.
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“Being ever mindful of their care and condition, and given recent advances in textile conservation techniques, we decided that the time was right to undertake restorative work on these treasures,” the library’s curator, Michael Inman, said in a statement.“Being ever mindful of their care and condition, and given recent advances in textile conservation techniques, we decided that the time was right to undertake restorative work on these treasures,” the library’s curator, Michael Inman, said in a statement.
“The dolls have been not only cleaned, repaired and stabilised, thereby ensuring their continued survival, but also returned to a state that is in many ways closer to how they appeared when they were in the possession of the Milne family.”“The dolls have been not only cleaned, repaired and stabilised, thereby ensuring their continued survival, but also returned to a state that is in many ways closer to how they appeared when they were in the possession of the Milne family.”
Christopher Robin first called the stuffed bear Edward Bear. He later renamed him, combining two names: Winnie, for a real black bear at the London zoo that had once served as a military mascot in Winnipeg, Canada, and Pooh for a pet swan.Christopher Robin first called the stuffed bear Edward Bear. He later renamed him, combining two names: Winnie, for a real black bear at the London zoo that had once served as a military mascot in Winnipeg, Canada, and Pooh for a pet swan.
Pooh will be 95 on 21 August. The toys were donated to the library by Milne’s publisher.Pooh will be 95 on 21 August. The toys were donated to the library by Milne’s publisher.