SOLD (1930) A Wishbone Button Dandy £75 Farnell Toffee

SOLD (1930) A Wishbone Button Dandy £75 Farnell ToffeeDandy is a very charming early Merrythought character teddy bear dating from early 1930s, bearing the back of an original button. He is made of pale golden mohair, feels to be stuffed with kapok throughout the body and wood wool in the muzzle. He is fully jointed, has got dark orange and black glass eyes, black vertically stitched replaced nose with outer stitches pointing down and inverted Y shape mouth stitching He has replacement felt pads and paws

Gilbert is a lovely 1940's Chiltern who had been well loved and repaired several times over the years

and a recent painting by Alix Boyd of Portia

Date 1915 Make Terry's like Label Fabric Mohair Blond Size 21 ins Eyes Moon Features Webbed Paws Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Webbed Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Dress  Growl Number 124

He was a bit saggy so he's had a body lift

inoperative squeaker and Queen Mother label on foot —15in

Norton is a very handsome bear

Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Woodwool Clothes

He has red leatherette pads and has a black stitched nose and mouth and black stitched claws

Rosalie does have a non-working squeaker located on her back

felt pointed hat over left ear and tricolour ribbon —17in

pronounced muzzle

You can see a photo of one very similar in the "German Teddy Bear Encyclopedia" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik page 163