We are on May 25, 1961, on rue de Nazareth, in the heart of Paris.
On this day of Saint Sophia, a unique toy imagined before by a certain Mr Rampeau is manufactured for the first time.
Far from the traditional silhouettes, inspired by domestic animals or from the farm world, this future icon of the childcare world is none other than a giraffe . It measures 18 centimeters, has 76 dark spots and emits a mischievous and now legendary “pouet”
Its success is immediate with parents who see her as an essential companion for their child.
And because at the time of the first teething, baby does not cry any more thanks to Sophie la girafe, it is by a simple It is by “word of mouth” that the fame of this exotic and wildly innovative looking toy is established.