(1910) Farnell. Faraday Sold £340 Golden PlushFaraday is an early Farnell teddy bear 1910 20 with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with cloth pads and card lined feet, slight rounded hump and inoperative squeaker 13in. (33cm.) high (repairs to three pads and missing a little nose stitching) Description Date 1910 15 Make Farnell Button Label Fabric Mohair Blond Size 13 ins Eyes Wooden boot button
Her rexine paw and foot pads are original but there are repairs and wear
She is wood wool filled with replaced pads in old pink fabric
one of even fewer left
Historically they were mistakenly attributed to Schreyer & Co (Schuco) a toy company in Nuremberg
Date 1920 Make Steiff Button Yes Label Fabric Golden mohair Size 16 ins Eyes Original glass Features 3 original felt with repairs
His coat is thick apricot mohair
His felt paw pads are original with some small darned repairs but his carded feet pads have been recovered with a similar felt
replaced paws and pads
Date 1930 Make Unidentified Button Yes Label Fabric Mohair Golden Size 24 ins Eyes Glass Features Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Sailor Suit
He is straw filled and jointed and is approx 14" tall
This one has the rare earliest label on his leg
cream and green flower accents around her neck and sleeves
