A fine Steiff Record Teddy

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A fine Steiff Record Teddy
with golden mohair, black shoe button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black horizontally stitched nose, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs, cream felt pads, hump and button in ear with remains of white label, seated on a four-wheeled metal framed cart with wooden wheels stamped STEIFF and bellows below seat --11in. (28cm.) tall, circa 1913 (slight scuff marks to wheels and bellows)

See Colour Plate 3

Literature

Button In Ear, Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, page 95 & 96.
4th Teddy Bear and Friends, Linda Mullins, page 84.

Lot Essay

Steiff Record animls were first introduced in 1912 with a monkey, Record Peter. The popular Record series was produced in a variety of animals. The most desireable being the teddy bear, introduced in 1913.
When pulled, the teddy bear moves backwards and forwards creating the appearance the bear is steering himself.

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