Tyler's – Animales de la Selva
Miniatures of animal figures constituting the series " Animales de la Selva ". This series of 30 miniatures appears in Spain possibly in the mid 1980s associated with the chewing gum brand Tyler's. The chewing gum is sold in a sachet, accompanied by a figurine. Monochrome plastic, various colors. No movable or removable parts. As expected, these figurines are not made to a constant scale and the relation of sizes is sometimes disconcerting—take for example the tiny camel. The height of the figurines varies between approximately 0.3 and 1.8 in. About >0.1 oz to 0.2 oz.These miniatures depict several wild animals and are possibly the reissue of the series "Fieras del Zoo" launched in 1967 and associated with the brand of chewing gum Dunkin. I don't remember these figurines being released in Portugal ¹ , but out of mere curiosity I have been buying some of them at collectors' fairs over the years. They do not show excellent quality and the disparity in...