Sold (1920) Wilfred American Sold £80 Mohair yellow

Sold (1920) Wilfred American Sold £80 Mohair yellowWilfred an American teddy bear 1920s, With golden mohair, black tinplate eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, slotted in ears, swivel head, jointed limbs with felt pads and inoperative growler 18in. (45. 5cm.) high (slight general wear) Description Date 1920 Make American Fabric Mohair Golden Size 18 ins Eyes Boot button Features Hump Back. Pronounced snout. Horizontal nose stitching. Jointed Fully jointed Pads Felt Stuffing

Mirabel is a lovely 1930s Merrythought

Lovely wishes

He is unjointed and made from art silk

albeit a grubby face

Date 1952 Make Button Label Fabric Blond Mohair Size 22 ins Eyes Glass Features Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt (replacements) Stuffing Woodwool/Kapok Clothes

Fur seems to be made from a beige/gold tipped colour

The factory at Elly Bay in county Mayo was making soft toys which included a wide range of teddy bears initially from imported mohair and other natural pile fabrics but later increasingly from synthetic materials

Bears in the late fifties sometimes had only the label stitched into a seam

She 17 ins tall with an upturned nose

Aloysius is a Chiltern Type bear dating from the 1930's He is stuffed with woodwool/soft kapok so he is very cuddly

Howard is a German bear

He is very Terry's like Willian J Terry is one of England oldest soft toy makers