SOLD Erris (1940) (Tara) Label Tara 21ins

SOLD Erris (1940) (Tara) Label Tara 21insSOLD Tara is a big golden mohair bear Description Date 1940 Make Tara Toys Eire, Button Label Yes Fabric Mohair Golden Size 22 ins Eyes Glass Features Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Pink Dress Growl Not Working Number 166

One pad had been re-carded and re-felted

Frampton is a handsome bear with distinctive eyes with painted backs

Button   Label   Fabric Mohair Blond Size 12 ins Eyes Amber Features Original Stitching Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Velvet/Carded Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Growl Yes

Lovely friendly antique Strunz teddy from 1910-20s in magnificent condition

A pretty bear

He has 4 claws on his paws and 5 on his pads

with his prominent shaven muzzle

found in a French brocante

’Ambrose’ an early Steiff teddy bear circa 1907 with golden mohair

he is still sturdy

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

although he would have had an inked stamp on his foot and a metal button in his ear originally