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Lot Essay
This was limited to 2000 pieces, but the run was never completed for technical reasons.
Details
Steiff Shakesbeare
possibly the proto-type or sample for the limited edition exclusive to the Museum No.0166/29 with unusual vinyl pads and white cloth tag with no article or limited edition numbers --10½in. (26cm.) high
possibly the proto-type or sample for the limited edition exclusive to the Museum No.0166/29 with unusual vinyl pads and white cloth tag with no article or limited edition numbers --10½in. (26cm.) high
Literature
See The Teddy Bear Hall of Fame - A Century of Historic Bears, by Michéle Brown, page 122 for a later issue of this bear.
Special notice
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