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Florence Attwood ( 24 July 1907- 7 April 1952 ) was an side toy designer and Lord who
became top dog fashion designer at toy manufacturer Merrythought , producing the society
's kickoff range of toy .Attwood was responsible for some of the society 's most iconic
figure , including the theme song Merrythought bear .Deaf from the old age of two , she has
since been remembered as an inspirational and pioneering pattern , who `` overcame many
challenges '' to mold a successful design career .== animation == Florence English hawthorn
Attwood was born on 24 July 1907 , the daughter of Walter Attwood and Sarah Ann ( née
Willetts ) .At the age of two , she contracted morbilli , which caused her to suit deaf .She
attended a schoolhouse for the deaf in Manchester , where she studied design .Attwood was
particularly skilled at blueprint and dressmaking , moving into framework plan and
radiation pattern qualification .She worked first for the Chadic Valley toy dog caller , before
being recruited to work for Merrythought , in Ironbridge , Shropshire .There , she was
appointed primary house decorator .The company 's firstly catalogue came out in 1931 ,
showcasing Attwood 's designs .Merrythought 's website described Attwood 's solicitation
as `` an imaginative range of 32 soft toy dog which included beast , represent toy dog and
dolls , alongside the archetype shimmy bear . ''A indorse catalogue was released the surveil
year .Attwood 's excogitation became well known worldwide , and increasingly
collectable .Attwood was the fashion designer of the iconic Merrythought bear , as well as ``
Punkinhead '' , which was produced by Merrythought exclusively for Eaton 's department
store in Canada .Attwood was creditworthy for most of Merrythought 's designs up to
1949 .Alongside her calling at Merrythought , Attwood maintained conclude ties with the
deaf community , regularly attending Shrewsbury Deaf nightclub .In 1952 , at 44 , Attwood
died from malignant neoplastic disease .== Legacy == In 2010 , as part of the Deaf history
series , the Brits polarity speech communication Broadcasting reliance created a shortly
documentary about Florence Attwood .In 2017 , a replica of Attwood 's original
Merrythought Bear was recreated using pilot rule held in the troupe 's archives .The bear
was commemorated as constituent of the royal stag post ’ s Classic Toys pestle series , one
of eight collectable stamps .In 2018 , some of Attwood 's purpose were featured as role of an
Antiques Roadshow peculiar sequence on pioneering fair sex .On the episode , Attwood 's
grandniece radius about her liveliness and bequest .Attwood is remembered as a samara
image in the history of Merrythought , whose website DoS : The first assembling [ of
Merrythought miniature ] was designed by Florence Attwood , a noteworthy pattern
Almighty who overcame many challenges associated with being deaf and ineffectual to
address , to make some of our most iconic blueprint .This included the original
Merrythought and attracter chemise bears , which still have a strong influence upon the
designs we create today .== References == == External linkup == Merrythought 's attracter
Bear , as designed by Florence Attwood , at the Victoria Falls and Prince Albert Museum
Deaf History : Florence Attwood ( 2010 ) by BSL zone