Rockford, Illinois Is The Birthplace Of The Sock Monkey

Today in 1992, it's said the first picture book featuring a sock monkey was published. But where did the sock monkey itself show up? That was decades earlier, in the Illinois city of Rockford - or, as it's sometimes called, Sockford. Plus: today in 1929, the UK newspaper known as The Sphere published an eye-catching photo of storefront mannequins melting in the London heat. Monkey shines in Rockford (Illinois Times) It’s Sock Monkey Madness in Rockford, Illinois, the birthplace of the beloved children’s toy (Roadtrippers) MELTING MANNEQUINS (Nag on the Lake) No need to monkey around, backing our show on Patreon is quick and easy