On this page, you will find our old British UK Bears from the 1940’s – 1960’s
With many childhood favourite bears that were popular at the time. Including Chad Valley, Chiltern, Merrythought, Deans, Pedigree, J K Farnell, Invicta, Twyford (subject to availability)
For more information and to order…. When requesting details please advise which bear is of interest.
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‘HARVEY’ AN ADORABLE OLD CHILTERN HUGMEE BEAR c.1950s-60s
Harvey is a wonderful example of the so popular Chiltern ‘Hugmee’ bear. He is in really good original condition. WIth blonde mohair fur, realistic plastic eyes, velvet paw pads. His height standing is 19″ (48cm) squeaker no longer works. Overall he is excellent with just a few areas of wear to his paw pads and a mark, one broken claw thread. Hard to find such good examples now. Email for his photo file. £95
‘DANNY’ OLD BRITISH BEAR c.1950s – A FARNELL TYPE
Danny is an older British childhood bear from the 1950s. He has mohair fur, glass eyes, light rexine paw pads. Fully jointed with a standing height of 17″ (43cm) tummy squeaker no longer works. 3 claws on each paw. No makers label but certainly by a good maker of the time. In original as found condition, he has some age wear to his fur. A back seam has come undone about 1 inch. Email for his photo file. £55
‘WALTER’ OLD BRITISH BEAR c.1950s
Walter is an old British/UK childhood teddy bear c.1950s. He has the earlier body shape with a very round tummy, mohair fur, realistic plastic eyes, a stitched nose and mouth. You can still hear his growler if you tap his back. He is fully jointed, with a height standing of 18″ (45cm) to the top of his ears. No maker label, but certainly by a good maker of the time. For his age he is in really good clean condition, with some age fading to his mohair in places. He is a great character with a wonderful face. Emali for his photo file. £40
1960S SOOTY TYPE BEAR
‘Soots’ is an adorable 1960s Sooty type childhood bear. Hugely popular in the 1960s the Sooty shows & books. Bears were made that were similiar to him. This bear came from Eastern Europe made for the UK market. He was a bear made in many sizes and many children at the time would have had one. ‘Soots’ has been very well cared for. He has kept his original dark golden plush colour fur. Made of a cotton plush that was widely used at the time. He has glass eyes, a stitched nose and mouth, and claws. He is fully jointed, his neck joint is more swingy than when he was new but firmly in place. His height standing is 12″ (30cm) approx. He is a really good example of a one of these bears from that time. Now very hard to find. Email for his photo file. £50
‘PETER’ OLD PEDIGREE BEAR WITH OUTFIT c.1960s
Peter is a very lovable older Pedigree bear with character and charm. He has been well loved and rather looks his age. With his wispy what is left mohair and swingy limbs from a lot of bear fun over the years. For all that he is still strong and with lots of life still in him. His height standing (he finds that hard now and prefers to sit) is 22″ (55cm) Some wear to his inner legs at the joints. His eyes are a little scuffed, but he still has the bells in his ears to cheer him up. He comes wearing his cute romper suit. He now looks for someone to love him again. Email for his photo file. £55
‘MAMA’ & ‘BABA’ 2 OLD 1960S WENDY BOSTON BRITISH BEARS
Mama and Baba came in together so it would be lovely for them to stay together if possible. They are both from the 1960s by the famous British teddy maker ‘Wendy Boston’ Both are unjointed, with plush fur, and realistic plastic eyes. They have a stitched nose, mouth and claws. They were made to prefer sitting down. Their sitting height is 9″ and 6″ approx. ‘Baba’ has a label which is now faded with age. We have not had his size before he is just adorable. ‘Mamas’ label is almost worn away but still visible on her inside leg. Both are good for age, clean, and from a smoke-free home. Email for their photo file £55 the pair
‘MATILDA’ 1960s BRITISH /UK TEDDY BEAR
Matilda is a lovable old childhood teddy bear from the 1960s. She is in a loved old girl and quite a character. She is fully jointed (but has floppy limbs so prefers to sit) realistic plastic eyes. a stitched nose and mouth. Her length laid flat is 15″ (37cm) approx. Mohair fur has overall age wear. Material paw pads show some wear but are intact. No maker label. She comes wearing her pretty crochet dress. Email for her photo file £50
1960S LARGE SOOTY TYPE BEAR 24″ (60cm) SUPER CONDITION FOR HIS AGE
A wonderful old large Sooty bear from the 1960’s. He is all original condition and has been very well cared for over the years. This wonderful bear has silky golden and black plush fur, glass eyes. He has a working tilt squeaker, which works well. His height standing is 24″ (62cm) woodwool stuffing. Very minor for his size fur discolouration, otherwise excellent. Rare to find now, in the 1960s these were often seen and a childhood special bear for many children. He is from a smoke free home. ADOPTED
‘OLD BOB’ OLD CHILDHOOD BEAR OF THE 1950S -SOME LOVE & TLC NEEDED
Old Bob is from a time when red paw pads were the height of fashion for bears c.1950’s. He looks like an old boy now and has worn out his paw pads once and been given a nice new pair for his feet. Though his hand paws are now worn, they are not causing any problem. His height standing is 21″ (53cm) his joints are very swingy, he feels he could do the trapeze! He has a fixed head, glass eyes, and a mohair-plush type fur that is worn in places. (mostly his face) Having a good look at his nose stitching, I think he has had some help with mummy repairs in the past and possibly the glass eyes are old replacements. He is in ‘as found condition’ and would really benefit from some love and TLC. He is priced to reflect this. No maker label. Email for his photo file £45
‘BESS’ OLD FARNELL TYPE BRITISH BEAR c.1940s-EARLY 50S
Bess is a very special older British bear from the 1940s-early 1950s. She is a large impressive J K Farnell type bear. Her height standing is 60cm (24″) fully jointed with mohair fur, glass eyes. Her paw pads have been recovered some time ago in felt and have been very well done. She has the larger ears popular in the 1940s and the most beautiful kind face. She is very clean and for her age in lovely condition. A quality bear to treasure. Email for her photo file. £135
‘RED PAWS’ LARGE OLD BRITISH CHILDHOOD BEAR
Red Paws is a lovely example of a larger plush childhood teddy bear from the 1950s-1960s. He would have been sold in stores like Woolworths and been quite a considered purchase, more than just pocket money at the time. For his age he in well above average condition. Very clean, with silky plush fur, glass eyes,. moulded nose, Height standing up (he needs help to do that) is 29″ (73cm) Being so big, he is best suited to sitting down. No maker tag or label, his tilt growler still works well. Superb overall for his age with only minor signs of age wear, and a few stiches gone on the end of his left ear that attach to his head. Rare to find one in such super original condition. Email for his photo file. £65
‘MR BIG TED’ LARGE OLD c.1960S CHILDHOOD BEAR
Mr Big Ted is a lovely larger old bear from the c.1960s. He is an impressive bear, height standing 27″ (70cm) with glass eyes, and rexine paw pads (now worn to the backing mostly) No maker label, but certainly by a good maker of the time. For his age he is really lovely with some wear to his fur around his feet and muzzle. Email for his photo file. £100
‘ELSIE’ HAMIRO BEAR 1950S-60S
Elsie is a great character and a large chunky bear. She is fully jointed with boot button type eyes and mohair fur. Height standing 20″ (50cm) with a working tilt growler. For her age she is has survived well, some age wear to her mohair mostly on her left ear. She is in ‘as found’ condition and would benefit from a light suds to spruce up her fur to look her best. Sought after bears, now quite hard to find. Email for her photo file £55
‘DUKE’ LARGE OLD GOLDEN MOHAIR BEAR 1950S-1960S
For his age Duke is in really good condition, and he is a big boy. He has rod-jointed limbs which gives him his delightful floppy appearance. Laid flat he measures 27″ (70cm) to the top of his ears. Sitting up he measures 18″ (46cm) approx. Lovely golden mohair fur which is excellent overall with a few areas of thinning. With glass eyes, a stitched nose and mouth, with rexine paw pads. No label but certainly by a good teddy maker of the time. Some ‘mummy repairs’ around his arm joint seams where his rod-joints are to keep him secure. He has been very well-loved and cared for over the years. Email for his photo file. £100
‘BETTY’ 1950 – 1960S BEAR WITH FABULOUS 60s SKIRT.
Betty is a bear of her time with her woolly plush fur, made with part fabric clothes body no legs. Instead, she has her pretty very 60s-looking long skirt. This is in remarkable condition and keeps its vibrant colour. no maker’s label. She is in good ‘old’ condition. Her length laid flat is 20″ (50cm) Email for her photo file. £20
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