Jacko Monkey, originally native to Woolworths, was a popular choice of toy in the '60s and '70s.

With his plastic hands and feet and stripy t-shirt and trousers, he has been cherished for years on end.

Vintage Chad Valley PG Tips Jacko chimpanzee

From the 1971 Tour De France TV advert for PG Tips tea

He has a rubber face, hands and shoes
He has black fur head, arms and legs
He is wearing a cotton striped shirt, shorts and cap
The cap can be removed
The shorts and shirt cannot

His hands have metal in them so they bend to make him able to hang or grip onto things

All the rubber is in good condition along with his fur
His eyes open and close and he has all of his eyelashes

Jacko Monkey, originally native to Woolworths, was a popular choice of toy in the '60s and '70s.

With his plastic hands and feet and stripy t-shirt and trousers, he has been cherished for years on end.

What is my name? Who Am I

First and foremost What is my name? Is it Tea Drinking Monkey or Cyril the Cyclist

All i know i am very rare.

I don’t know who i am ?

Also when was i made?  You were made in1960ish.

When is my birthday

Am i really 60 years old!

Also Who Made Me.?

Do i drink a lot of tea?

From what part of the world do i come from.

These clothes are strange.

Finally does anybody have any answers for me

 Tea Drinking Monkey have been thinking a lot about the significance of my identity.

Identity is a grouping of attributes,

Qualities and values that define how we view ourselves,

And perhaps how we think other people see us.

Identity can be formed from the labels we place upon ourselves

Also the roles we undertake, the activities we complete.

My identity helps me to connect with others, my sense of self, my ‘core’, the sense of who I am.

 Chad Valley

Upon opening the new building was named the 'Chad Valley Works', reflecting its site in the valley of the River Chad. Product packaging was updated to show that they had been made by Johnson Bros at the Chad Valley Works. Customers soon began calling the toys "Chad Valley". The Johnsons soon adopted this as a their main marque.

Raw materials were delivered to Harborne by train, with most of the factory's output leaving by the same route. Such were the volumes handled that the branch line and goods yard were retained in the 1950s when passenger trains were withdrawn.