"Ponko" the Penguin

Toy penguin: 'Ponko'. Modelled on photographic studies of penguins by Herbert Ponting. Made of fur fabric with a velvet face, cotton nose, feet and base. Painted plastic? eyes.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1691
Collection: Toys, games and music
Type: toy, stuffed
Display location: Not on display
Events: Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Date made: After 1913
People: Ponting, Herbert George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 420 mm x 210 mm x 275 mm