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lee Sep 5, 2011

hi all

can anyone help me with with the date and what make of bear it is
its got glass eyes the stuffing is wood in head not body
my wife is 44 ops did i say that lol and she said she had it when she was born
and her antie had the bear when they were little
think had button in left ear and lable now gone

thanks lee

dangerbears Sep 5, 2011

That looks like a cute and well-made elephant toy. It's not from Steiff (or any maker that I recognize), but someone else here might know something.

Could you tell us which country it's likely from? (or where your wife lived as a baby?)

Becky

lee Sep 5, 2011

hi dangerbears

thanks for your reply 

my wife said they lived in the uk all there lifes
sorry thats all i can tell you

thanks lee

dangerbears Sep 5, 2011

OK - That's interesting because Merrythought (a company in the UK) made some animals (other than bears), I believe. They would have been good quality. You could try researching their animals from the 1950s - 1960s era.

This one doesn't look like yours (It's one of their pajama-case animals), but it's lovely. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Merrythought-vi … 3a69f89b3c

Becky

ThomasAdam Sep 5, 2011

hi dangerbears

thanks for your reply 

my wife said they lived in the uk all there lifes
sorry thats all i can tell you

thanks lee

Could it be a Russ Berrie?  They were always popular in England, and they did produce more than just teddies.

-- Thomas Adam