(1908) Bing. Ball Player 2 28 ins

(1908) Bing. Ball Player 2 28 insGebruder Bing extremely rare vintage teddy bear, German, 1908 1910, golden mohair, brown and black glass eyes, shaven muzzle, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed, felt pads. He was made attached to a mechanically ball which propels him along Description Date 1908 Make Bing Button Label Fabric Mohair Size 10 ins Eyes boot button eyes Features Mechanical Ball Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Growl Number 186

chain from nose

head and front could do with a light clean

Although similar to the Chad Valley bear designs of the 1920s the features on these bears are unusual enough to give some doubt as to the maker

‘’Beckenbauer’ a Schuco bigo-belo footballer teddy bear 1960s

he is all original and unrestored

He still has a bit of a growl going on if you shake/squeeze him

He wears his little blue waistcoat

From my own collection

Charley has been loved having some wear to the hair and pads but all original and structurally good

slight nibbles to pads

From Teddy Bears of Witney

With unusual black mohair  Original linen pads in very nice condition