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A Wonderfully Early Steiff Teddy bear from around 1905, though he lost his button years ago, his soft stuffing and lightweight feel gives to mind the Blank Button Era he is from. He measures 15” tall and has a beautiful face you’ll Fall in Love with.
His fur is plentiful, almost a mustard or antique brassy gold color. He could’ve been apricot when born but I am getting color blind so don’t know. He’s been lightly cleaned, combed out and fluffed but without a bath. Though not terribly dirty, his legs, furry feet and arms & ears show most patina as he’s been left “as found” and would benefit from a light bubble bath.
All Original with nice floss. Deep set shoe button eyes. Chubby & Sweet with his kapok stuffing settled in arms, legs. Small frayed opening about ½” on his muzzle just above mouth floss. Barely worth mentioning for a teddy of his age : tiny hole top of head likely a flaw in the fabric size is less than 1/2 pencil tip eraser and two tiny to mention under his fur on face about the size of pinhead likely from a pulled thread, a stitch undone in his right ankle seam. No odors, no repairs have been done. A fuzzy piece of his nose floss is sticking up but seems complete otherwise.
He’s very furry for his age, has some mohair loss and thinning where the stuffing settled or separated in some areas. One hand pad is open showing excelsior, other pads are very nice, one foot pad shows a tiny bit of salmon felt.
Raleigh sits nicely, is slightly pigeon toed and has a beautiful endearing face.
price $2375 .... see more photos below
Raleigh Steiff
