Nip

Style #: 4003

            DATE OF BIRTH: 05-15-95
His name is Nipper, but we call him Nip
His best friend is a black cat named Zip
Nip likes to run in races for fun
He runs so fast he’s always number one!

      Date of Publication: 
      Introduced: 01-07-1995
      Retired:      12-31-1997

CHRONOLOGY

2G/1G: standard issue

2G/1G: UK

2G/1G: German Korean

2G/1G: Embroidered tush tag, Canadian

3G/1G: “3A”

3G/1G: 1 copyright symbol, 36 months tag, one copyrights symbol

3G/1G: 1 copyright symbol, 36 months tag, one copyrights symbol

3G/1G: one copyright symbol, flat Canadian tush tag.

3G/1G: 1 copyright symbol, 36 months tag, one copyrights symbol

3G/1G: 3 copyright symbols, 36 months tag, one copyrights symbol

3G/1G: UK tag

3G/1G: German tag

3G/2G: 3 copyright symbols, 36 months   “FOR AGES 3 AND UP” tush tag

3G/2G: 3 copyright symbols, “child”   “FOR AGES 3 AND UP” tush tag

3G/2G: 3 copyright symbols, “child”  omitted “FOR AGES 3 AND UP” tush tag

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, “SUFRACE” tush tag

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, website sticker, “SUFRACE” tush tag

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, no website, “SUFRACE” tush tag

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, no website, “SURFACE” tush tag (Surface now corrected from here out)

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, bold “SURFACE” tush tag 

4G/3G: KOREAN, Waterloo bold tag, “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/3G: Fareham bold tag, bold “SURFACE” tush tag 

4G/3G: Waterloo bold tag, non-bolded “SURFACE” tush tag 

4G/3G: Waterloo non-bolded tag, non-bolded “SURFACE” tush tag 

4G/3G: Fareham non-bolded tag, non-bolded “SURFACE” tush tag 

4G/4G: Fareham non-bolded tag, non-bolded star sticker  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/4G: Fareham bold tag, bold star  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/4G: Fareham bold tag, non-bolded star  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/4G: Fareham non-bolded tag, non-bolded star  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/4G: Waterloo non-bolded tag, non-bolded star  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/4G: Canada non-bolded tag, non-bolded star  “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/5G: Fareham bold tag, bold 5th gen (® and TM) “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/5G: Canada bold tag, bold 5th gen (® and TM) “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/5G: Canada non-bolded tag, bold 5th gen (® and TM) “SURFACE” tush tag

4G/6G: Canada bold tag, bold 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” tush tag

5G/6G: 5th generation hang tag with open 4,  non-bolded 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PVC” tush tag

5G/6G: 5th generation hang tag with open 4,  non-bolded 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag

5G/6G: 5th generation hang tag with closed 4, ORIGIINAL and suface error,  bold 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag

5G/6G: 5th generation hang tag with open 4, bold 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag

5G/6G: 5th generation hand tag with open 4, bold 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation hand tag with open 4,  non-bolded 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation hand tag with closed 4,  non-bolded 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation hand tag with open 4,  non-bolded lower case “Ty” 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation hand tag with closed 4,  bold lower case “Ty” 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation “Gasport” hand tag with open 4,  non-bolded lower case “Ty” 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

5G/6G: 5th generation “Gosport” hand tag with open 4,  non-bolded lower case “Ty” 6th gen (only ® at the end) “SURFACE” “PE” tush tag (STAMP INSIDE TUSH TAG)

CHRONOLOGY SUMMARY

Hang Tags

3rd generation: Made in China, Made in Korea, German
4th generation
Bold: no website, website sticker, Waterlooville, Fareham
(bold tags will have indented poem, capital “Magic” in poem)
non-bold: Waterlooville, Fareham, Ty Canada

 

Tush Tags

1st generation: Made in China, Made in Korea
2nd generation: “FOR AGES 3 AND UP” or not

1st generation CE: Made in China (German and UK), Made in Korea

Embroidered: with Canadian tag
1st generation: with Canadian tag
2nd generation: with Canadian tag

KEY

3 main versions of 4g hang tag

1) Waterloo tag – Oakbrook/Waterloo/Deutschlan
2) Fareham tag – Oakbrook/Fareham/Deutschland
3) “Ty Canada” tag – Oakbrook/Fareham/Canada

What does bolded mean?

This is in reference to the text inside the yellow star on the front of the 4th generation hang tag. Earlier tags seem to have a bolder font that has rounded edges. The later 4th generation tags which I do not indicate as bolded will have a lighter non-bolded font with sharp 90 degree edges to each letter instead of the rounded edges. 

Hang tag and tush tag combinations

3G/1G – 3rd generation hang tag and 1st generation tush tag
3G/2G – 3rd generation hang tag and 2nd generation tush tag
4G/3G – 4th generation hang tag and 3rd generation tush tag
4G/4G – 4th generation hang tag and tush tag
4G/5G – 4th generation hang tag and 5th generation tush tag

“SUFRACE”   VS. “SURFACE”

The 3rd generation tush tags were initially misspelling “SUFRACE” later corrected to “SURFACE”. 4th and 5th generation tush tags will have the correct spelling only.

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