Merrythought Cheeky:

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Merrythought Cheeky:
Mr and Mrs Twisty Cheeky, with golden mohair head, amber and black plastic eyes, wide apart ears, velvet cut muzzle, black stitched 'button' nose and smiling mouth, blue fabric body, white cloth paws, large black velvet clown-like feet, red cloth dungarees and skirt worn respectively and label stitched to base of right foot --11in. (28cm.) tall, circa 1966

See Colour Plate 3 (2)

Literature

'The Magic of Merrythought', John Axe, Hobby House Press, page 38. 'The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia', Pauline Cockrill, Dorling Kindersley, page 120.

Lot Essay

Mr and Mrs Twisty Cheeky formed part of a range of comical, dressed, standing toys that was heralded, in 1965, by Mr and Mrs Twisty Bear, who could be 'twisted' into different positions with the aid of an internal wire frame.

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