Sold (1)(1937) Teddy Doofings 1948

Sold (1)(1937) Teddy Doofings 1948Teddy Doofings was manufactured by the well known British teddy bear and soft toy company, Merrythought Ltd. It was only in production for two years, 1937 and 1938. It was one of Merrythought's novelty bears, highly distinctive and the most posable toy produced to date. Because it was only made for a short period of time, the Teddy Doofings bear is quite rare. As the name implies, this bear could do a lot of things and was advertised with the

He has a good covering of mohair but he does have a few patchy

This lovable fellow is 16 inches from the tip of his ears to his toes

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The toys were marketed from Dublin until 1969 when their Head Offices moved to county Galway

a triangular nose and her ears are attached at an unusual angle

hump and inoperative squeaker —17 1/2in

4 stitches on paws

He has bristle mohair and boot button eyes and is approximately 24" tall

Bentley is a wonderful antique teddy bear made by Bing dating to c1912 and is known as a Sentry teddy bear due to the fact that they tend to stand to attention on their tippy toes

Farthing is a pink Pixie Toy teddy bear with long pink mohair

This bear is featured in Sue Pearsons "A Collectors Guide to bears"

cotton carded pads with 4/5 stitches and a a wise expression