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Lot Essay
Omega was the trade name of the British United Toy Manufacturing Co. Ltd who manufactured soft toys from 1894 to the early 1980s.
Details
A very rare Omega Coaster teddy bear
with dark blonde mohair, clear and black glass eyes with remains of brown painted backs, original plastic nose, black stitched mouth and remains of feet claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with felt pads, hump, seated on a four wooden wheeled trolley with eccentric motion and wooden seat, 1920s --11¼in. (28.5cm.) long (some bald patches and general thinning)
with dark blonde mohair, clear and black glass eyes with remains of brown painted backs, original plastic nose, black stitched mouth and remains of feet claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with felt pads, hump, seated on a four wooden wheeled trolley with eccentric motion and wooden seat, 1920s --11¼in. (28.5cm.) long (some bald patches and general thinning)
Literature
See Teddy Bears and Soft Toys, Pauline Cockrill, pub. Shire Publications Ltd. page 7 for a catalogue illustration of an Omega Jacko monkey with identical trolley.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.