RARE White Elephant PLUSH - Exclusive Dial Soap 1968 sweepstakes prize

Description

Up for consideration is a rare advertising collectable, a 12” plush stuffed White Elephant that was given as a 5
th
place prize (less than 1,000 were given away) in a sweepstakes contest in 1968. It has bright blue eyes, pink tongue and feet, and wearing a pink plastic collar with a bell. On one side the tag reads “Made Exclusively For Dial Soap White Elephant Sweepstakes”.
On the other side the tag reads “Animal Faire, Chanhassen, Minn. Copyright 1968”.
The elephant needs a little TLC as there is a small hole in one of the feet and the white plush is a little soiled in places, but overall in good condition for a stuffed toy of this age.
ABOUT THE SWEEPSTAKES: In the March 29, 1968, LIFE magazine
(Barbarella cover)
ran a two page, color ad for a DIAL Soap sweepstakes. Grand Prize was a “live elephant with plenty of whitewash” OR ,000 cash; 2
nd
Prize was a “one week dream vacation with your mother-in-law” OR ,000 cash; 3
rd
Prize was a “two week dream vacation with your mother-in-law” OR ,000 cash; 4
th
Prize was a “classic Edsel motorcar” OR ,000 cash; and there were 9,997 5
th
Prize of a
“white plush elephant”.