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Teddy bear - Baby-Bär

Baby-Bär

  • Object:

    Teddy bear

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (manufactured)

  • Date:

    ca. 1935 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Schuco (manufacturers)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Stuffed and sewn mohair plush with internal metal mechanism

  • Museum number:

    MISC.5-1978

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

The German company of Schuco was famous for its Yes/No soft toys. This bear can nod or shake its head when you move the small tail. This particular bear does not have the usual marks of wear and tear. It was never sold and never had an owner to love and care for it. This type of bear with its googly eyes and open mouth is called Baby Bär and represents a bear cub.

Physical description

Short pale golden mohair plush fully jointed teddy bear with velvet paw pads coloured at the tips. The eyes are googly black and white and the nose and mouth are stitched black wool. The stuffing is wood wool. There is a small tail which operates the internal mechanism. By moving it the head either nods or shakes.

Place of Origin

Germany (manufactured)

Date

ca. 1935 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Schuco (manufacturers)

Materials and Techniques

Stuffed and sewn mohair plush with internal metal mechanism

Dimensions

Height: 36 cm

Object history note

Bought as new with its original card label and ribbon. A shop stock bear that had never been sold.

Historical significance: The Yes/No mechanism was a design feature of many soft toys produced by Schuco and was copied by other companies including Steiff

Descriptive line

Yes/No mohair plush teddy bear, Baby Bär made in Germany by Schuco in the 1930s

Production Note

Reason For Production: Retail

Categories

Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

MoC

Qr_O85036
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