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CHILTERN TEDDY BEAR, ENGLISH 1940/50s, LIGHT BROWN MOHAIR HUGMEE BEAR Circa 1940/50s Chiltern Hugmee Teddy Bear, with a black stitched nose, orange and black glass eyes, velvet pads with black stitched four claws and standing at a height of 46cm (18). He has a swivel head and is jointed at the hips and shoulders.There is a slight discolouring/fading to the velvet padson his feet and a slight wear mark on the left heel of his foot paw. There are slight signs of Mohair thinning on his head and back but this can only be described as fine margins since 95% of the bears fur is a thick and lustrous coat. Both hand paws are perfect.He still has a working growler allbeit rather soft!A lovely addition to any bear collection, this bear is looking for a new home!
History
The Hugmee range which started in the 1930s had the real appeal of The Traditional Bear look and was called Hugmee as they were stuffed with soft Kapok (with the exception of the head that was stuffed with excelsior). That made them more cuddly than bears stuffed solely with excelsior. They used top quality mohair and velveteen or cotton paw pads with carded soles to the feet on many early bears. The painted glass eyes were large and appealing and the unusual nose stitching with the upturned stitching at either end has been one way of identifying these bears today together with legs that are said to resemble chicken drumsticks. These early Chiltern bears generally had no labels but card tags that are extremely rare to find.
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