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Teddy bear
'Steiff' type bear with pointed nose; articulated limbs at shoulder, hip and neck; the bear has blonde plush fur and is stuffed firmly with wood straw; facial features consist of two glass eyes and an embroidered nose (black cotton thread); the pads of all four paws are covered in a fawn coloured cotton jersey (not original); claws are stitched on in cotton thread; bear is wearing a suit of brown coruroy with brass buttons (decorative) and is fastened with 7 sets of press studs; he also wears a red spotted viscose bow tie (both suit and bow tie are non-original); there is a voice mechanism inside of the bear's torso but this is no longer working.
'Steiff' type teddy bear, owned by May Susannah Baker in Gelli, Rhondda c.1910.
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