(1914) Arthur Mohair Blond

(1914) Arthur Mohair BlondThis is a wonderful old bear by the name of Arthur. He dates from around 1914 and has lots of the characteristics of the early English maker William J Terry. He is very Terry's like Willian J Terry is one of England oldest soft toy makers, first established in 1890 in London. Their toy dog called Caeser proved to be very popular, and became their company logo, their bears had card labels with the dog logo and the words Terry er Toys. As they had no

restitched brown nose

He has had his ears and one eye re sewn and his limbs re stitched and patched

A large vintage 1930s mohair teddy bear fully jointed with a growler in his tummy

15 ins tall with golden mohair and glass eyes

He also has original eyes

He has a red foot label

Stitching is tight with no splits

Date 1930 Make Chiltern Button   Label Fabric Mohair Golden Size 17 ins Eyes Glass with once painted backs Features Original Nose with upward end stitches/ Mouth Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Carded Feet Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Striped Dress Growl Number 49

the cotton of which has been recovered in leather His glass eyes have been replaced

She has almost no golden mohair left

Mutt and Jeff are a wonderful pair of Merrythought bears with bags of character and would appeal to those of you who like their bears with a 'lived in' look

He has the vertically stitched black thread nose detail with extra stitches at the bottom outer corners