Gonk
id:
gonk-178-3375640
title:
Gonk
text:
Gonks are novelty toys and collectibles originating from the United Kingdom in the 1960s. Created by English inventor Robert Benson, the toys gained popularity and were owned by celebrities including Ringo Starr and Peter Sellers. The Gonks' signature features include a small, spherical body, a furry texture and two googly eyes. Some Gonks had outfits such as those of Merseybeat rockers and were marketed as collectibles. They were popular with children and their success was attributed to how the
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Furry creature toy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonk
date created:
2005-12-21T14:45:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:38:27Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Gonks_from_Australian_fairground_in_late_1970s.jpg","width":2592,"height":1944}
fields total:
13
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