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A rare Strunz teddy bear muff
with light grey mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed arms, felt pads, the arms sewn together within a white mohair muff, darker grey wool plush lining to hand cavity and cord to hang around neck, circa 1912 --12½in. (32cm.) high (complete loss of mohair and some damage to feet pads)
with light grey mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed arms, felt pads, the arms sewn together within a white mohair muff, darker grey wool plush lining to hand cavity and cord to hang around neck, circa 1912 --12½in. (32cm.) high (complete loss of mohair and some damage to feet pads)
Literature
See Teddy Bear Encyclopedia (German), Jürgen & Marianne Cieslik page 213 and this actual bear appears in Teddybär und Seine Freunde magazine, September 2004 issue page 8.
Special notice
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