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A Steiff tumbling teddy bear ('Purzel Bar')
with chocolate brown mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced snout, black horizontally stitched nose, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, key action in right arm to operate clockwork mechanism, felt pads, slight hump and button in ear with slight remains of white label --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1909 (tumbling mechanism inoperative, moth damage to two pads, wear to plush, tummy seam split)
See Colour Plate 7
with chocolate brown mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced snout, black horizontally stitched nose, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, key action in right arm to operate clockwork mechanism, felt pads, slight hump and button in ear with slight remains of white label --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1909 (tumbling mechanism inoperative, moth damage to two pads, wear to plush, tummy seam split)
See Colour Plate 7