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Boz's Bears Tedwina & Friends
Shetland
Posts: 22
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They were found in a museum collection, and they are looking for more info on how old they might be and who might have made them.

Missjune75 Posts: 14

Teddy looks like a Chiltern but I'm not an expert. Very cute.

dangerbears Dangerbears
Wisconsin
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That was my first thought as well with the nose stitching and overall form. The eyes look like replacements to me, and the age...maybe 1940s?

Becky

EJ Netcong, New Jersey
Posts: 1,595

the ted looks like a chiltern to me, too.    The bunny....I've seen one similar, but will have to check......perhaps from Dean's???

Boz's Bears Tedwina & Friends
Shetland
Posts: 22
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Apparently the bear is a 1938 Merrythought - confirmed by the merrythought archivist (I've never seen one with whiskers before!).  Deans might be a possibility for Bunny. There's also a possibility he might be Northern European as there is a connection with a shop which was trading toys from Denmark. Not up on my Danish toymakers though!

edmondnutmeg Padfield bears
Derbyshire
Posts: 1,343
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What a fab pair they are  bear_wub Isn't amazing how they have developed a total uniqueness just by being loved over the years from their manufactured origins.

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