February 8th is the day for cheeky monkeys

Display window, The Hudson's Bay Company store, Granville and Georgia, Vancouver, BC

Detail of display window, The Hudson's Bay Company store, Granville and Georgia, Vancouver, BC

Monkey from "Barrel of Monkeys" toy
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The "Barrel of Monkeys'" toy was launched in 1965. (1965 happened to be the year of the Snake.)

While the toy certainly evokes happy memories for me, I wonder if the target audience for a Chinese New Year display window in Vancouver will make the connection. I suspect not.

So, February 8, 2016 will roll around and there will be lots of celebration of the Year of the Monkey, and the distinctive shape of the monkeys in this this toy will probably just be thought of a just another monkey.