 Mrs. Tittlemouse appeared on the lid of a Huntley & Palmer biscuit tin in 1955 , and in 1973 , The Eden Toy Company of New York became the first and only American company to be granted licensing rights to manufacture stuffed Beatrix Potter characters in plush . Mrs. Tittlemouse was released in 1975 . In 1975 , Crummles of Poole , Dorset began manufacturing Beatrix Potter enamelled boxes , and eventually released a 32 millimetres ( 1 @.@ 3 in ) diameter enamelled box depicting Babbitty Bumble and Mrs. Tittlemouse holding her book . 
