3 Ideal (1910) General Fordham Tara Toys Eire

3 Ideal (1910) General Fordham Tara Toys EireAmerican Ideal Toy Co 17" teddy bear, General Fordham. He is in great condition, is fully jointed and moves easily. He has the typical triangular shaped head, cupped ears, clear glass eyes with brown pupils and a cloth nose, not an embroidered stitched nose. The black cloth nose was original to the Ideal Teddy Bear in the early 1900s. His ears are nicely set and he has a hump on his back. He is straw stuffed with no loss of stuffing. His paws are all

you can date Tinker to the 1920s by this early button

Edgar has an upturned shaved rectangular stitched nose

is wood wool stuffed and in good condition

) high (thinning and some general wear

as I can see it through a small hole in one of his foot pads

Make Steiff Button   Label Fabric Mohair Blond Size 14 ins Eyes Glass Features Original Nose / Mouth Jointed Fully Pads Felt Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Brown Tank

white velvet shoes

like this teddy

He has a protruding muzzle with vertical nose stitching

Sold Matilda is a gorgeous bear

Appended is Ken Yenkes book on Bing Bears

with white mohair