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'''Peppy''' (from ''peppermint'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/growth-and-history/blueplaques/blueplaquesplacesbusinesses/foxsglaciermints/|title=Fox's Glacier Mints|publisher=Leicester City Council|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> is the [[polar bear]] mascot and icon of [[Fox's Glacier Mints]], a brand of boiled mint manufactured by [[Fox's Confectionery]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Peppy was introduced to confectionery packaging in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxs.co.uk/foxsrange.php|title=The Fox's Glacier Family|publisher=Fox's Confectionary|accessdate=2009-12-31 |
'''Peppy''' (from ''peppermint'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/growth-and-history/blueplaques/blueplaquesplacesbusinesses/foxsglaciermints/|title=Fox's Glacier Mints|publisher=Leicester City Council|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> is the [[polar bear]] mascot and icon of [[Fox's Glacier Mints]], a brand of boiled mint manufactured by [[Fox's Confectionery]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. Peppy was introduced to confectionery packaging in 1922.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxs.co.uk/foxsrange.php |title=The Fox's Glacier Family |publisher=Fox's Confectionary |accessdate=2009-12-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20070915075315/http://www.foxs.co.uk/foxsrange.php |archivedate=September 15, 2007 }}</ref> At around the same time, Fox's commissioned a [[taxidermist]] to shoot and stuff a real polar bear, which was put out on display at such public events as football matches and carnivals to advertise the Glacier Mints.<ref name="LeicCounc">{{cite web|url=http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/exhibitions/exhibition-archive/nanoq/peppythepolarbear/|title=Peppy The Polar Bear|publisher=Leicester City Council|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref><ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5934725.ece|title=Museum restores polar bear to mint condition|publisher=''The Times''|date=2009-03-19|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph" /> The exhibition was taken all over the country, and eventually incorporated as many as four other stuffed polar bears.<ref name="LeicCounc" /><ref name="Telegraph" /> In the 1960s, after the advent of televised advertising and after [[Rowntrees]] acquired the company, the exhibition was deemed [[politically incorrect]] and was removed from public circulation.<ref name="Times" /><ref name="Telegraph" /> Television commercials which featured Peppy were later produced. |
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In 2003, the original Peppy – measuring {{convert|1.5|m|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}} long,<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5011042/Stuffed-polar-bear-that-promoted-Foxs-mints-goes-on-display-at-museum.html|title=Stuffed polar bear that promoted Fox's mints goes on display at museum|date=2009-03-18|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> and with an indeterminate gender<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7946935.stm|title=Mystery over a polar bear's past|publisher=BBC News|date=2009-03-16|accessdate=2010-01-03}}</ref> – was donated to the [[New Walk Museum]] in [[Leicester]], the city in which Fox's Confectionery is based.<ref name="Times" /> The stuffed bear had been lost in a company factory for approximately 20 years.<ref name="LeicCounc" /> A brand manager said of the donation, "We found it in the back when we were clearing out and decided to donate it to a museum - the best place for it. We didn't want it in the reception because it's so gory we feared it could scare the customers when they visited."<ref name="Telegraph" /> After the acquisition, the museum commenced a restoration process which took six years to complete.<ref name="Telegraph" /> Peppy was displayed in a public exhibition at the museum from 24 January to 5 April 2009.<ref name="LeicCounc" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://schools.leicester.gov.uk/home/education-news/la-news/jan-2009/story-of-polar-bears/|title=Exhibition tells the story of polar bears|publisher=Leicester City Council|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> |
In 2003, the original Peppy – measuring {{convert|1.5|m|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}} long,<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5011042/Stuffed-polar-bear-that-promoted-Foxs-mints-goes-on-display-at-museum.html|title=Stuffed polar bear that promoted Fox's mints goes on display at museum|date=2009-03-18|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> and with an indeterminate gender<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/7946935.stm|title=Mystery over a polar bear's past|publisher=BBC News|date=2009-03-16|accessdate=2010-01-03}}</ref> – was donated to the [[New Walk Museum]] in [[Leicester]], the city in which Fox's Confectionery is based.<ref name="Times" /> The stuffed bear had been lost in a company factory for approximately 20 years.<ref name="LeicCounc" /> A brand manager said of the donation, "We found it in the back when we were clearing out and decided to donate it to a museum - the best place for it. We didn't want it in the reception because it's so gory we feared it could scare the customers when they visited."<ref name="Telegraph" /> After the acquisition, the museum commenced a restoration process which took six years to complete.<ref name="Telegraph" /> Peppy was displayed in a public exhibition at the museum from 24 January to 5 April 2009.<ref name="LeicCounc" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://schools.leicester.gov.uk/home/education-news/la-news/jan-2009/story-of-polar-bears/|title=Exhibition tells the story of polar bears|publisher=Leicester City Council|accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref> |
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Peppy (from peppermint)[1] is the polar bear mascot and icon of Fox's Glacier Mints, a brand of boiled mint manufactured by Fox's Confectionery in the United Kingdom. Peppy was introduced to confectionery packaging in 1922.[2] At around the same time, Fox's commissioned a taxidermist to shoot and stuff a real polar bear, which was put out on display at such public events as football matches and carnivals to advertise the Glacier Mints.[3][4][5] The exhibition was taken all over the country, and eventually incorporated as many as four other stuffed polar bears.[3][5] In the 1960s, after the advent of televised advertising and after Rowntrees acquired the company, the exhibition was deemed politically incorrect and was removed from public circulation.[4][5] Television commercials which featured Peppy were later produced.
In 2003, the original Peppy – measuring 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long,[5] and with an indeterminate gender[6] – was donated to the New Walk Museum in Leicester, the city in which Fox's Confectionery is based.[4] The stuffed bear had been lost in a company factory for approximately 20 years.[3] A brand manager said of the donation, "We found it in the back when we were clearing out and decided to donate it to a museum - the best place for it. We didn't want it in the reception because it's so gory we feared it could scare the customers when they visited."[5] After the acquisition, the museum commenced a restoration process which took six years to complete.[5] Peppy was displayed in a public exhibition at the museum from 24 January to 5 April 2009.[3][7]
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Notes
- ^ "Fox's Glacier Mints". Leicester City Council. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "The Fox's Glacier Family". Fox's Confectionary. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Peppy The Polar Bear". Leicester City Council. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ a b c "Museum restores polar bear to mint condition". The Times. 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d e f "Stuffed polar bear that promoted Fox's mints goes on display at museum". Telegraph.co.uk. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Mystery over a polar bear's past". BBC News. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "Exhibition tells the story of polar bears". Leicester City Council. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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