00 Manifesto · 2022

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.

EST. 2022 4 cm  →  3 m Single-piece moulding

A Quacktory rubber duck photographed in cinematic dusk light on a concrete plinth
Fig. 00 — Atmosphere / Lifestyle 2026
Index

01 / Taxonomy

Five lines,
one silhouette.

The same duck, scaled to its audience. From a keychain 4 cm to an installation 3 m. The proportions are not linear — the largest duck still reads as the same duck as the smallest.

Five lines, same body mould, four production methods. The largest duck does not scale linearly from the smallest — it shares the same silhouette by design.

02 / Production

How we
make a duck.

Single-piece moulding of vulcanised rubber. No plastic inserts, no metal inside, no glued seams. Every duck goes through five checks before it ships; Architect gets an extended protocol.

02.1

Material & eyes

Body: 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 are painted, post-vulcanisation, by hand, with food-grade silicone dye. UV-resistant, water-resistant. Eye shape is invariant across the catalogue. Decoration (sparkle, heart, star) is allowed only when the chosen register supports it.

02.2

Technology per line

Micro
Injection · steel mould, 8 cavities · ~45 s/cycle
Classic
Compression · aluminium mould, 1–2 cavities · ~3 min/cycle
Designer
Hand-cast silicone (≤300 units) or compression (>300) · 1 cycle/day
Mega
Rotational · steel split mould + fibreglass frame · ~2 h + 8 h cooling
Architect
CNC-milled polystyrene master · fibreglass mould · 2–4 weeks per duck

02.3

Quality control · 5 checks

  1. 01Visual inspection — no porosity, streaks, or short shots.
  2. 02Geometry — beak, eyes, feet present, proportions within ±2%.
  3. 03Drop test — five drops from 1 m onto concrete (Micro, Classic).
  4. 04Smell test — no rubbery smell (sign of poor vulcanisation).
  5. 05Gravimetry — mass within ±3% of the reference.

Architect additionally: ultrasonic inspection of frame welds, on-site assembly photo protocol.

02.4

Compliance & care

  • EN 71-3 · REACH · no phthalates · no bisphenol A
  • Age marking: 6+ for 4 cm Micro (not for under 3 yr), 3+ Classic, 6+ Designer, "Not a toy" for Mega and Architect
  • Temperature range: −20 °C … +60 °C · above +70 °C deformation · below −25 °C embrittlement
  • Indoor only · protect from direct UV (colour degrades after 2+ years)
  • Care: warm water, mild soap · no abrasives, alcohol, bleach

03 / Custom & wholesale

Custom is a palette,
not a paint job.

Body-through pigment, tinted into the mass before moulding. Twelve branded colour references as standard. Anything else is a separate development line.

03.1

TPM · Quacktory Pigment Menu

Twelve branded Pantone-equivalents, body-through. No paint on top. No stickers. Predictable lead time, predictable price. The default answer to "can you paint it in our brand colour?"

  • Volcano
  • Citrine
  • Patio
  • Pool Tile
  • Ink
  • Bone
  • Sand
  • Walnut
  • Plum
  • Concrete
  • Confect
  • Lobby

03.2

Three scopes of custom

Pick from TPM
Standard twelve-pigment palette. Body-through pigment, no paint on top. 3–6 weeks. Included in unit price.
Third-party Pantone
New formula development against a client-supplied Pantone. +2 weeks to lead time. +15% to price.
Custom geometry
New shape, brand mascot, master model. CNC-milled master, fibreglass mould, internal frame. Quoted per project.

03.3

Lead times & logistics

Micro / Classic
3 weeks · small-parcel courier · box 12–26 cm
Designer
6 weeks · with author sign-off · signed certificate in box
Mega
6 weeks · double-wall corrugated + foam fitment · pallet delivery
Architect
12 weeks · wooden crate + climate control · on-site survey + installation

Every SKU ships with a care card and a QR code pointing to the full fact base. EN 71-3, REACH, age marking on packaging.

04 / Contact

Tell us about
the project.

Wholesale, custom palette, event installation, or just a very large duck. We answer within two working days. Briefs in English or Russian.