Older British Bears

On this page, you will find our older British & UK Bears from pre-1980

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‘BONNY’ CHILTERN HUGMEE BEAR WITH LABEL 1950S-60S

Bonny is a very sweet old British bear made by Chitern she is a ‘Hugmee’ type. She has mohair fur, realistic plastic eyes, a stitched nose and mouth, and velvet paw pads. Fully jointed, she stands at 11.5″ (29cm) to the top of her ears. Her tummy squeaker no longer works. She has a part of her Chiltern label in her side seam. She has been loved and has some fur loss see photos. She is very clean, from a smoke-free home. Email for her photo file. £60


‘PRISCILLA’ 1960S BEAR

Priscilla is a childhood bear of the 1960s. These bears were the bear for many children of this time. They came in various sizes and shades but were mostly golden plush fur. Made for the UK market from Europe after WW2. She has glass eyes, fabric paw pads, a stitched nose, mouth and claws, has wood wool filling. Fully jointed though her head joint is stiffer than when new, and one leg is more swingy. Height standing 14″ (36cm) Her golden fur is more faded at the front where she has seen more sun. She has recently had a clean and is from a smoke-free home. She is not perfect but she is a lovely bear of the time. She would make a lovely gift for a friend born in the 1960s. Email for her photo file. £40


‘PARKER’ VINTAGE 1970S BRITISH BEAR

Parker is a very sweet vintage UK bear from the 1970s. He has soft pale golden plush fur, realistic plastic eyes, and is fully jointed with felt paw pads. (these have a few small areas of wear) Airbrushed nose and mouth, height 15″ (37cm) no makers tags. In really good clean condition, from a smoke-free home. Email for more photos. £25


‘PATRICK’ VINTAGE LITTLEFOLK BEAR WITH MEDALLION & LABEL c.1980s

Patrick is a lovely example of a vintage bear by ‘Littlefolk’. This company made the early Lakeland Bears and you can see he is very like them. Height standing 20″ (50cm) with soft plush fur. He is fully jointed with realistic plastic eyes and a moulded nose. His feet are reinforced and flat so he can stand, with suedette paw pads. Has his maker’s label on the leg back seam a McBride bear by Littlefolk.

He is very clean, in very good condition, from a non-smoking home. He is also adorable and very appealing. Email for his photo file. £70


‘SPENCER’ OLD BRITISH BEAR c.1950s-60s

Spencer is a small bear with a big attitude from the 1950s-60s. He is fully jointed with glass eyes, a stitched nose, mouth, and claws, and leather-type paw pads. Height 13″ (33cm) His fur is a wooly plush seen after WW2 when mohairs were in short supply. His limbs are more swingy than when he was new, one hand paw pad is worn, top of his left arm has a hole. From a smoke-free home. He comes wearing his outfit. the left eye looks darker than the other they are about the same size. all just adds to his unique character. He is small enough to sit on a dresser a super cute bear.

Email for his photo file. £30


‘TA-TA’ 1960S LAMBSWOOL PANDA BY CUDLAM WITH LABEL 1960S

Rare to find an original old lambswool panda by ‘Cudlam’ with a label. He has jointed limbs and a fixed head. With glass eyes, a leather-type nose, stitched mouth. Height 10.5″ (27cm) Very good condition for age, c.1960s. From a smoke-free home. Email for his photo file. £50


‘JOE-JO’ OLD PEDIGREE BEAR c.1970s

Joe-Jo is a very sweet old Pedigree bear from the 1970s. He has mohair fur, plastic eyes, a stitched nose and mouth. Has his bell in his ear, and velvet paw pads have some age wear. He is fully jointed, height 12″ (31cm) His mohair coverage is good some age fading mostly to the fur on the front. No tags. Clean from a smoke-free home. Comes wearing his knitted jumper and baby pants!

Email for his photo file. £35


‘LAE’LA’ OLD LAMBSWOOL PANDA BEAR c.1960s

Lae-La is a lovely old lambswool panda from the 1960s. She is fully jointed with realistic plastic eyes and rexine-type paw pads. Height 16″ (40cm) no makers label. For her age, she is in great condition, with slight fading to her fur in places. and a small area of wear at the seam on the back of her head. She is clean and from a non-smoking home. Email for her photo file. £35