Lot Essay
This bear's unconventional design and use of metal visible in his legs indicates that perhaps this bear was once attached to a prop of some kind.
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A Bing teddy bear
of unusual design, with dark brown mohair, black shoe button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, remains of black stitched nose, fixed head, 'button' jointed padless arms, pin jointed wire framed legs, felt foot pads and Bing tag attached to outer right arm --8in. (20cm.) tall, circa 1910 (new nose stitching, right foot pad replaced, small hole to left foot pad, repair to tips of arms, slight overall wear)
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of unusual design, with dark brown mohair, black shoe button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, remains of black stitched nose, fixed head, 'button' jointed padless arms, pin jointed wire framed legs, felt foot pads and Bing tag attached to outer right arm --8in. (20cm.) tall, circa 1910 (new nose stitching, right foot pad replaced, small hole to left foot pad, repair to tips of arms, slight overall wear)
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