Lot Essay
Toffee is a character from the 1950s BBC radio programme 'Listen With Mother'.
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A Farnell 'Toffee' teddy bear
dark golden mohair, amber and black plastic eyes, low set ears, large forehead, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed stumpy limbs, rexine pads, label stitched to right arm and wearing original red knitted scarf --10in. (25.5cm.) tall, circa 1960 (lacks original red knitted bobble hat); a Merrythought 'Cheeky' teddy bear, with rich golden mohair, amber plastic eyes, low set ears with bells inside, velvet cut muzzle, black stitched nose, smiling mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, brown felt pads and label stitched to right foot pad --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1957; a Dean's Rag Book teddy bear, with honey golden mohair, brown and black plastic eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs, brown velvet pads and label stitched to back --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1960; an open-mouth teddy bear, with golden mohair, amber and black glass eyes, jointed limbs, rexine pads and open-mouth mechanism operated by squeezing tummy --12in. (30.5cm.) tall, post-war (small wear); two dogs; and a small unjointed bear (7)
dark golden mohair, amber and black plastic eyes, low set ears, large forehead, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed stumpy limbs, rexine pads, label stitched to right arm and wearing original red knitted scarf --10in. (25.5cm.) tall, circa 1960 (lacks original red knitted bobble hat); a Merrythought 'Cheeky' teddy bear, with rich golden mohair, amber plastic eyes, low set ears with bells inside, velvet cut muzzle, black stitched nose, smiling mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, brown felt pads and label stitched to right foot pad --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1957; a Dean's Rag Book teddy bear, with honey golden mohair, brown and black plastic eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs, brown velvet pads and label stitched to back --9in. (23cm.) tall, circa 1960; an open-mouth teddy bear, with golden mohair, amber and black glass eyes, jointed limbs, rexine pads and open-mouth mechanism operated by squeezing tummy --12in. (30.5cm.) tall, post-war (small wear); two dogs; and a small unjointed bear (7)