Tickle Me Elmo, 1997

Toy (Recreational artifact)

1997

Rights to Elmo are owned by Jim Henson Productions; rights to Sesame Street and the Sesame Street sign are owned by Children's Television Workshop. Tickle Me Elmo was manufactured in China for Tyco Preschool Toys, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc.

Not on exhibit to the public.

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

on front of tag on back of Elmo toy: TYCO / (C) Jim Henson Productions, Inc. / (C) 1997, 1995 Tyco Preschool Toys, Inc. / subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. MADE IN CHINA / OHIO REG. NO.: OH 20922 NJ / PA. REG. NO.: 6538 (RC) on back of tag on back of Elmo toy: 32715 / TICKLE ME ELMO / SURFACE WASHABLE ONLY / Filling: All New Materials: Polyester Fiber; Plastic Stiffener. / 70905 WI on front of packaging: TYCO / CTW SESAME STREET / DURACELL / BATTERY INCLUDED / Ha-Ha! / He-He! / Tickle Me Elmo / Ages 1 1/2 and up / 32715, 62715 / TRY ME! / Press Tummy on sides of packaging: TYCO / CTW / SESAME STREET / Tickle Me Elmo / Ha-Ha! / He-He! / Oh Boy! / That Tickles! / Elmo Laughs and Shakes When Tickled! / 32715, 62715 on back of packaging: TYCO / CTW / SESAME STREET / Tickle Me Elmo / Elmo Laughs and Shakes When Tickled! / Oh Boy! That Tickles! / Press Tummy to Make Elmo Giggle and Talk / Press Again and He Laughs Longer / A Third Press and He Shakes and Laughs Like Crazy / Auto-Shut Off for Longer Battery Life / 3 'AA' Alkaline Batteries Included / Surface Washable Only. Filling: all new materials; Polyester Fiber, Plastic Stiffener. / NOTE TO PARENTS: Before your child plays with toy, use scissors to cut the plastic attachment(s) that holds figure in place and discard the pieces. / 3 'AA' Alkaline Batteries Included / THANK YOU / From Children's Television Workshop / The money that CTW receives when you buy a Sesame Street and other CTW education projects. CTW is a non-profit organization. on top of packaging: TYCO / CTW / SESAME STREET / Tickle Me Elmo / Elmo Laughs and Shakes When Tickled! / 32715, 62715 on bottom of packaging: TYCO / (C) 1996 Children's Television Workshop. / Sesame Street Muppets / (C) 1996 Jim Henson Productions, Inc. / All rights reserved. / Sesame Street and the Sesame Street sign are trademarks of CTW. / (C) 1997, 1996 TYCO PRESCHOOL TOYS, INC. a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. / 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. / MADE IN CHINA / All U.S. consumer inquires should be addressed to the TYCO PRESCHOOL TOYS, INC. address. / Distributed by / CRONER-TYCO TOYS PTY. LTD., / Lot 94 Keilor Park Drive, Tullamarine, Victoria 3043 AUSTRALIA / TYCO TOYS (UK) LTD., P.O. Box 326, Marlow, Bucks SL7 1WU, U.K. / PACKING AND ADDRESS HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. / SPECIFICATIONS AND COLORS SUBJECT TO AMENDMENT. / CONFORMS TO EN71 AND ASTM F963 AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE. / DC / 3 X 1.5V / 780mA 3.51W / THIS TOY HAS BEEN TESTED TO SAFETY STANDARD FOR ELECTRIC TOYS EN500088. DO NOT USE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. / Should this product cause local electrical interference, we recommend moving it away from other equipment.