Postman Pat child's ceramic mug (c.1993)
A colourful pottery mug featuring Postman Pat with his black & white cat, his Royal Mail van and Mrs. Goggins, the postmistress at Greendale Post Office.
This would have been an official merchandise item issued by Woodland Animations Ltd, a company established in 1973 by Ivor Wood (1932-2004) and his wife Josiane. Woodland Animations specifically produced stop-motion animated children's programs for the BBC. They are best known for such children's classics as The Herbs, The Adventures of Parsley the Lion, The Wombles, Paddington Bear, Charlie Chalk, Postman Pat and others. When living in France, Ivor Wood also collaborated with Serge Danot to produce The Magic Roundabout, which was later bought by the BBC and overdubbed in English with the voice of Eric Thompson. In 2001, Woodland Animations was sold to Entertainment Rights, part of DreamWorks Classics and later acquired by NBC Universal.
This mug measures 3" high x 2 7/8" O.D. at the top (76mm x 73mm) and carries the imprint: MADE IN ENGLAND. The style of imprint indicates it was made by one of the Staffordshire pottery companies.
Postman Pat child's ceramic mug (c.1993)
A colourful pottery mug featuring Postman Pat with his black & white cat, his Royal Mail van and Mrs. Goggins, the postmistress at Greendale Post Office.
This would have been an official merchandise item issued by Woodland Animations Ltd, a company established in 1973 by Ivor Wood (1932-2004) and his wife Josiane. Woodland Animations specifically produced stop-motion animated children's programs for the BBC. They are best known for such children's classics as The Herbs, The Adventures of Parsley the Lion, The Wombles, Paddington Bear, Charlie Chalk, Postman Pat and others. When living in France, Ivor Wood also collaborated with Serge Danot to produce The Magic Roundabout, which was later bought by the BBC and overdubbed in English with the voice of Eric Thompson. In 2001, Woodland Animations was sold to Entertainment Rights, part of DreamWorks Classics and later acquired by NBC Universal.
This mug measures 3" high x 2 7/8" O.D. at the top (76mm x 73mm) and carries the imprint: MADE IN ENGLAND. The style of imprint indicates it was made by one of the Staffordshire pottery companies.