SOLD £75 (1940) Label Little Chad PlushSOLD Little Chad is a very nice antique Chad Valley teddy bear, dating from 1938 52, made of pale golden mohair, hard stuffed with wood wool and kapok throughout the body, fully jointed and has got dark amber and black glass eyes which are original. He has a protruding muzzle with vertical nose stitching, an inverted Y shape mouth stitching and felt carded pads in good condition. He is in well loved vintage condition His label is under his arm.
Date 1910 Make German Button Label Fabric Mohair Blond Size 20 ins Eyes Boot Button Features Front final Seam Jointed Long Arms Pads Cotton over felt Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Growl Not working Number 347
but he is still a sturdy chap and has managed to retain about 50% of his golden mohair
Margaret is a Merrythought 1930's bear in excellent condition
jointed limbs with card lined feet
Date 1937-39 Make Chad Valley Magna Button Label Red Foot Fabric Mohair Golden Size 17 ins Eyes Glass Features Original Stitching on paws and pads 3 and 3 Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Cloth Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Velvet Dress Growl Number 88
She has been well loved and her mohair fur is thinning to balding
Date 1950 Make German Button Label Fabric Mohair Size 16 ins Eyes Glass Features Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing None Clothes Waistcoat Growl Number 139
His paws have been recovered in leather many years ago but you can still see the original felt underneath
replaced paw pads which have split to reveal that his arms has been completely restuffed with little balls of wool
Her stuffing is quite sparse
pronounced muzzle
'Mutt' and 'Jeff' are a wonderful pair of saggy baggy Merrythought bears from the 1940's that have seen a bit of the world and lived to tell the tale although neither of them have survived unscathed
