Back to the Future: Some small mandrills assembly

Species of monkeys are not the most common animals in the Toy world. In the past, companies produced generic monkeys figurines and of course a bunch of apes.
For Charles Darwin "no other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner as the adult male mandrill's". That's probably why Mandrills are one of the exceptions of the no specific monkeys rule.

From the old CGB Mignot to the last Eikoh model, many companies made Mandrill toys, in lead, composition or plastic.

This time I want to show you a small sized mandrill community. All of them in plastic, PVC...    Because I forget my old CBG mandrill    
I also forget the even smaller Marx one  

So, here they are:

The Albert Heijn Mandrill realized in 2005 for the Dutch supermarket chain. I call this one Blue jeans

The Eikoh Mandrill made in 2014 for the Miniature Planet Vol. 4 series. The biggest of the series.

The Furuta Chocoegg 7 Mandrill realized in 2003 after the end of the partnership between Kaiyodo and Furuta. This is the only sitting mandrill of the assembly.

The three K&M mandrills: Same company but three very different styles

The Noah's Pals Mandrill Pair with the only female of the batch.

The Play Visions Mandrill made in 1998 for the Monkeys and Rainforest Wildlife sets.

The Safari 680604 Mandrill from the Monkeys and Apes TOOB. It is the Safari 273029 Mandrill bonsai .

At last the old Starlux Mandrill, made in 1971.  

Very interesting :)

That are SO wonderful

Ans some I newver saw before, - I didn't know that K & M mad three different ones, - such a goofy, great trio

....well, I suppose you are showing us more walkarounds ??

Thank you Susanne and Andreas

SUSANNE wrote:

....well, I suppose you are showing us more walkarounds ??

I guess so

Many mandrills in your collection.

The best is Eikoh mandrill imho. And I like the noah pals too.

Thanks for sharing

my favorites are the Eikoh and the Starlux so far

I love these topics as you know Christophe! Mandrills are one of your passions. When I think in vintage monkeys, I always think in all these similar looking barbary macaques in composition. A kind of Gibraltar souvenirs. I am surprised that you don't have the small Bully mandrill. About favorite? Starlux for sure!

Barbary macaques! I guess they were popular animals among Composition toys makers because, like apes, they have no tails and were easier to make.

No I don't wanted the small Bully mandrill in my collection, you know I don't like to collect every models, even of a species I like very much. I simply can't be a Single animal collector, it is out of my capabilitie.

Your favorite is excellent

Wow, wonderful mandrills collection!

Thank you Hawkins Zhang