MMXXIV — Established
Quacktory
Serious ducks for un-serious people
We make ducks you don't want to drop in the water — you want to put them on a shelf.
The small ones go in a pocket. The large ones go in a lobby.
All of them go on camera.
Collection
Five lines, scaled from 4 cm to 3 metres.
The same silhouette, scaled. Body proportions are tuned per line so the Architect reads as the same duck as the Micro — not as a slightly larger one. That is the architectural move.
Making
A single piece of vulcanised rubber. Eyes painted by hand.
Material
Body: single-piece vulcanised rubber — food-grade silicone compound for Micro and Classic, natural rubber with EPDM additives for Designer, Mega and Architect. No plastic inserts. No metal inside. No glued seams.
Eyes: pigment applied post-vulcanisation by hand, with food-grade silicone dye that resists UV and water. Black pupil, white sclera. Eye shape is the same on every SKU; eye decoration is an optional variation.
Technology per line
- Micro
- injection moulding · 45 s / cycle
- Classic
- compression moulding · 3 min / cycle
- Designer
- hand-casting in silicone mould
- Mega
- rotational moulding · 2 h + 8 h cure
- Architect
- sculptural casting · 2 – 4 weeks
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Visual inspection
No porosity, streaks, or short shots.
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Geometry
Beak, eyes, feet present. Proportions within ±2%.
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Drop test
Five drops from one metre onto concrete, no cracks.
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Smell test
No rubbery smell — sign of poor vulcanisation.
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Gravimetry
Mass within ±3% of the reference weight.
Care: warm water and mild soap. No abrasives, no alcohol, no bleach. Indoor only. Avoid direct UV and oils. Operating range −20 °C to +60 °C.
Bespoke
Twelve branded pigments, tinted into the rubber before moulding.
Custom = picking from the menu
Bespoke work for brand managers, hotels, events and retail begins with the TPM — twelve branded Quacktory Pigment Menu colours. The mass is tinted into the rubber before moulding, not painted on top. Durable. Predictable.
Fully arbitrary Pantone match is a separate formula development: add two weeks to the lead time and roughly fifteen per cent to the price. New geometry — a new duck shape or a brand mascot — is a separate project, discussed individually.
Request a quote →Lead times
- Micro · Classic3 weeks
- Designer6 weeks
- Mega6 weeks
- Architect12 weeks
Quotation within 48 h. Site survey included for Architect.