Selling the Isokon Penguin Donkey had its amusing side. One day a friendly voice came over the telephone saying his son had received one. I asked if he liked it; oh yes, but his son was three years old. Another time a policeman rang saying that a highly indignant man had received a carton containing an unasked-for Donkey, and complaining of improper selling methods. When I told the policeman that a few people would play tricks and send the reply postcard addressed to someone to pull their leg, the conversation ended in chuckles.
—Jack Pritchard, View from a Long Chair, 1984
The Penguin Donkey is back in production today, however, and you can nab one for your own Penguin paperbacks: $1,150 from Conran.
The Penguin Donkey is back in production today, however, and you can nab one for your own Penguin paperbacks: $1,150 from Conran.
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