SOLD (1940) Hugmee Persephone £125 French Clown Bear

SOLD (1940) Hugmee Persephone £125 French Clown BearPersephone is a 1940's blonde mohair flat faced Chiltern Hugmee teddy bear. This lovely Chiltern teddy bear stands at 16" tall and is five ways jointed and stuffed with wood wool in her head and kapok in her body. She has been loved, but she is still a sturdy girl and has retained almost all of her original features including her amber and black plastic safety eyes and vertically stitched nose. She still retains a fairly good covering of her blonde

Horizontal original nose stitching Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Cloth with 4 original stitches on each Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Collar Growl Not Working Number 235A

Mitch is a very large bear

jointed limbs with cloth pads originally painted and inoperative squeaker —18 3/4in

She has been well loved and her mohair fur is thinning to balding

In one of my books I read that the very first Chads had a chest button with the words “British Made”

slight nibbles to pads

Ronald is in good condition although his fur is matted - duller in color than originally intended

general wear and thinning) - this bear has a Chad Valley Grunter voice box with an interesting label

He has unusual eyes

Ronald is a post First World War Teddy Bear

inoperative growler and white cotton dress —21in

Date 1930 Make Chiltern Button   Label Fabric Mohair long blond Size 9 ins Eyes Glass amber with black pupils Features Original Vertically Stitched Nose / Mouth Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Velveteen claws 2 on paws 3 on pads Stuffing Woodwool/Kapok Clothes Pink Bow Growl Not Working Number 296