The voice box in stuffed animals is rather a rather simple and yet quite incredible device. Often a battery operated or sometimes mechanical, these small gadgets are loaded with a certain message, song, or voice. In older models for example the one illustrated here screws are used to join the casing thus protecting the sound chip and the speaker.
If one squeezes or presses the device, a connection is formed and the sound which has been recorded is played back. While modern voice boxes may have the capability to produce several sounds, there are the older versions which only have a few short phrases or melodies. However, the sentimental benefit that they gave to their owners was very high.
To most of us, a voice or sound coming out of a favorite stuffed animal brings back memories that are so nostalgic, so childhood-like. I wonder how a tiny device can provoke so much emotions in people’s hearts. The voice box did not only enable the toy to speak but it made it to have a personality which made it to seem as though it was real and part of us.
