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Hello there, I am wondering what info there is out there about Zotty bears, I have a little hermann one and have just bought one from ebay, 11" which seems to have a red insert in his mouth rathr than the peach colour, does and one know who made the red mouthed Zotty bears, apparently it has no tag or label
Many thanks
I bought a copy of "A Collector's History of Teddy Bears" (c.1981) recently and saw a photo of a standing Zotty-type bear with upraised arms which did show a red tongue in his open mouth. Caption said it was an "Anker" bear and was only jointed at the head. Hope this helps.
I saw a smallish (8-9 inch tall) open-mouthed bear with longish hair in a case at an antique mall this past weekend and asked to see him up close. The tag said "Stiff" (I think they mean Steiff) bear, priced at $98.00. He looked like a Steiff Zotty, but lacked all tags and buttons, had loose joints in both legs and one arm, and was missing one eye.
I said no to purchasing him, as I don't know how to identify bears without tags, and I wasn't too happy about his flaws. Did I pass up a bargain?
Any advice on good bear guides? How do you date a teddy without tags?
Also, I was wondering about repairing a bear? Is it a bad idea? Would fixing the problems described above cost a lot, do you think (IF I went back and bought him)?
Thank you in advance from a befuddled collector,
Pat D.
