Lot 451
451
An early American 'teddy rabbit'

Details
An early American 'teddy rabbit'
with pale blond mohair, black shoe button eyes backed with red felt, pink velvet inner ears, pink single stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs and cream felt pads --12in. (30.5cm.) tall, circa 1907 (small wear to lower back legs and feet)

See Colour Plate 15
Literature
Teddy Bears Past & Present Volume II, Linda Mullins, page 114, illustration 234
Further details
The popularity of 'teddy rabbits' in the early 1900s is exemplified by the amount of companies that advertised them in Playthings magazine. Companies such as Aetna, Bruin Manufacturing Company, Art Novelty Company and Harman Manufacturing Company all advertised 'teddy rabbits' in Playthings 1907 issue.

Lot Essay

The popularity of 'teddy rabbits' in the early 1900s is exemplified by the amount of companies that advertised them in Playthings magazine. Companies such as Aetna, Bruin Manufacturing Company, Art Novelty Company and Harman Manufacturing Company all advertised 'teddy rabbits' in Playthings 1907 issue.

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