(1907) Hecla Titch Sold £900 23 ins 1930s/40s Antique German Steiff Miniature

1930s/40s Antique German Steiff Miniature Bear "Gracie"

’Squashy’ a 1930s Knickerbocker teddy bear

with a good coverage with some light overall thinning in places

Date 1915-20 Make Chad Valley Button Before buttons Label Before labels Fabric Mohair Blond Size 15 ins Eyes Glass Features Cork Filled Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Cotton replaced Stuffing Cork Clothes White nightie Growl Not Working Number 220A

(1907) Hecla Titch Sold £900 23 ins 1930s/40s Antique German Steiff MiniatureTitch a rare Hecla teddy bear 1907, with white mohair, clear and black glass eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, brown stitched nose, mouth and five claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump and inoperative squeaker 11 1 2in. (29cm.) high (slight thinning and wear and slight damage and repair to pads) This company began making bears to be Americas answer to the successful German Steiff bear. The company made their bears to be