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.
CONTACT US … EMAIL – mail@oldteddybearshop.co.uk or PHONE: 01404 823444
‘BIG TEDDY’ LARGE 1960S BRITISH BEAR – VERY GOOD FOR HIS AGE
Big Teddy is a very impressive large old British teddybear from the 1960s. He is fully jointed with golden silky plush fur, realistic plastic eyes, rexine paw pads. Length 27″ (68cm). He is such a big bear he really needs to sit rather than stand as his joints are quite swingy (but firmly fixed) just a typical trait of some older bears. For his age and size he is in overall really good condition. 2 small areas of wear on his inner legs by the discs that are minor for his great size. A very well cared for bear to be so good at his age. No makers tags. A typical childhood bear of the 1960s. Email for his photo file. £95
‘JINGLES’ LARGE PEDIGREE BEAR WITH BELLS IN EARS c.1960s-70s
Jingles is a very impressive large old bear by the famous maker ‘Pedigree’ he has bells in both his ears. He is fully jointed with thick golden mohair fur, and velvet paw pads. Height standing 22″ (56cm) has a working tilt growler. Eyes are glass or a very realistic plastic. He is really good for his age. other than a few faint marks on his pads. Pedigree bears where hugely popular at this time and he would have been a very special bear to be purchased for a child. Email for his photo file £120
‘MOLLY’ LARGE 1960S CHILTERN HUGMEE BEAR 20″
Molly is a really beautiful example of a sought-after Chiltern Hugmee bear from the 1960s. She is a large size standing at 20″ (50cm) and fully jointed. She has mohair fur, velvet paw pads, with early realistic plastic eyes. For her age she is in really good overall condition. With some age wear to her paw pads, her squeaker no longer works, and a little gentle age wear to her fur and one broken claw stitch. We are being hard on her as when you look at her you can see she is in such good condition for her age. She is also adorable a very lovely Chiltern So hard to find a lovely one in this larger size now. Email for her photo file. £145
‘LUCY LU’ OLD CHAD VALLEY BEAR c.1960s
Lucy Lu is a very sweet older Chad bear from the c.1960s. She is fully jointed with mohair fur, plastic eyes, and flat reinforced feet so she can stand. Height standing 14″ (36cm) working tummy squeaker, faded side label. She is good for her age with some wear to her fur mostly inside her right leg and on her left hand paw where she was held. Some of her claw stitching on that hand has worn also., some marks on her fur. She comes wearing her cute vintage top with tie back. Email for her photo file. £45
‘MR BIGTED’ LARGE OLD c.1960S CHILDHOOD BEAR
Mr BigTed 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. £120
‘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 spruce up of her fur to look her best. Sought after bears, now quite hard to find. Email for her photo file £75
‘TOOTSIE’ 1960S ALPHA FARNELL BEAR WITH LABEL
Tootsie is an adorable Alpha Farnell teddy from the 1960s. He is very proud he still has his famous maker label on his chest. He is fully jointed, with mohair fur, realistic plastic eyes. Height standing 13″ (33cm) Rexine paw pads and mohair have some wear but is good for his age. A dear little bear who is very appealing. Email for his photo file. £70
LARGE OLD SOOTY TYPE BEAR 1960S
Large old Sooty type bear from the 1960s, height standing 26” (66cm) he is fully jointed with glass eyes. (one slightly loose but firmly fixed) In many ways for his age and size, he is in pretty good shape. He has some age discolouration, wear to his fur/pads. His limbs are more swingy than when new. Squeaker no longer works. He is the most adorable bear from an era when Sooty-type bears where hugely popular with children. These bears are now hard to find especially in this larger size. Email for his photo file £195
‘SHIRLEY’ 1960S JOINTED SHEEPSKIN BEAR
Shirley is a superb example of a 1960s Sheepskin bear (she was the height of teddy bear fashion then!) with her fluffy sheepskin fur and rexine-type paw pads. Early realistic plastic eyes and a cute moulded nose. She is fully jointed, standing height 19″ (49cm) no maker label, very good for age, still has very good fur which is not stained or faded. Email for her photo file £60
‘DIANE’ WENDY BOSTON BEAR 1960S WITH LABEL
Diane is a very sweet bear of the 1960s by Wendy Boston. She is unjointed, plush fur, with 2 colour plastic eyes. Length 13″ (32cm) label now faded is on the inside leg seam. This maker and her bears were hugely popular in the UK at the time. In very good clean condition for age. Email for her photo file £35
‘BAZ’ CUTEST OLD CHILDHOOD BEAR OF THE 1960S
Baz has a very cheeky face and looks full of fun. He is a childhood bear from the 1960s when these bears were very popular. They came in various types and sizes. He has the typical golden plus fur and plastic two colour eyes. Wood wool filling a fixed head and jointed limbs. Height standing 20″ (50cm) he is good for his age, his limbs are more swingy than when new but firmly fixed. Fur slightly discoloured on one arm in a small area, and his paw pads. Email for his photo file £60
‘MATTIE’ OLD BRITISH CHILDHOOD TEDDY BEAR 1950S – 1960S
Mattie is a typical childhood bear of the time with his golden mohair fur and appearance. He is fully jointed with realistic plastic eyes, rexine paw pads, height 16″ (40cm) good for age, by a quality maker of the time, no makers tags. Email for his photo file. £65
‘GINGERNUT’ 1960S CHILDHOOD BEAR
Gingernut is a typical childhood bear from the 1960s when these bears where hugely popular. They came in various size and colours (we have some of the lighter ones below for sale) Anne B and they make a lovely pair) Gingernut has golden-ginger colour plush fur with glass eyes. Height 12″ (30cm) made in Europe for the UK market after WW2. For his age he is in good condition with some wear to his paw pads and fur to be expected see photos. Email for his photo file. £40
‘FLOPPY JOSIE’ LOVED OLD BEAR WITH MUCH CHARACTER 1950S–60S
Floppy Josie is a very sweet old bear with pretty orange colour plush fur. She is old from the 50s-60s. Her stuffing has settled and gone very flat leaving her very floppy indeed. She is fully jointed but we have not tried to move her limbs as having little stuffing it could damage her. Length is 11″ (28cm) No makers tags. Email for her photo file £30
‘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. £130
‘MARTY’ OLD CHAD VALLEY BEAR c.1950s-60s
Marty is a lovely old Chad Valley teddy bear from the 1950s-60s in super condition for his age. He is fully jointed, with mohair fur and glass eyes. Height standing is 14″ (36cm) Has his label in his side seam. Only minimal wear to his fur and paw pads are excellent, squeaker no longer works. Email for his photo file. £85
‘LACEY’ OLD BRITISH BEAR VERY GOOD FOR AGE c.1960s
Lacey is in superb condition for her age she has been very well cared for. Possibly by Chiltern or another quality maker of the time. With golden mohair, glass eyes, fully jointed, height standing 16″(40cm) squeaker no longer works. A very clean bear, with a very sweet face. Email for her photo file. £75
‘LAURIE’ LARGE 1960S DEANS CHILDSPLAY BEAR WITH LABEL
Laurie is a superb example of a large old Deans Childsplay bear from the 1960s. He is a big boy with a height standing of 24″ (60cm) he has mohair fur, very realistic early plastic eyes, a shaved muzzle, with velvet paw pads (slightly age faded). Even his growler still works very well. He is in such good condition for his age and size. Label in his side seam. Email for his photo file. £145
ORIGINAL ‘PADDINGTON’ 14″ 1981 GABRIELLE DESIGNS
Very cute Gabrielle Paddington bear 1981 on the label. He is in good condition for his age. Height 14″ (36cm) Duffle coat is certainly old and shows signs of wear not sure if original, his ‘trousers’ are not original. Besides he would benefit from a brush he is in lovely condition. Email us for his photo file. £40
‘CHRISTOPHER’ LARGE OLD 1950S – 60S BRITISH BEAR
Christopher is a good example of an old British bear from the 1950s – 1960s. He is fully jointed with realistic plastic eyes, mohair plush fur, height 23″ (60cm) rexine paw pads. Good for his age, with some age wear, fading to his fur and pads. A back of shoulder seam has been partly resewn at the top, a little stuffing settlement at his neck area. No makers tag, by a good maker of the time. He comes wearing his two piece outfit. Email for his photo file. £80 now £70
‘RUPERT OLD BRITISH BEAR
‘RUPERT’ is an old 1960s bear with golden mohair, glass eyes, fully jointed, standing height 14″ (35cm) Good for his age, some wear to his mohair and paw pads. Keeping snug in his warm jumper. £40
‘MAXIMUS’ LARGE 27″ OLD BRITISH BEAR c.1950s
Maximus is a very impressive large old British UK bear with immense charm. He is 27″ (70cm) in length, fully jointed, with glass eyes and golden mohair fur. His tilt growler sounds more like he is sneezing now. Being such a large bear he is best suited to sitting. He is in wonderful condition for his age and very clean. One small area of the seam has partly come undone on an arm seam and by a hand paw. His joints are more swingy than when new but firmly fixed. He is a very handsome bear, no maker label but certainly by a good maker of the time. Email for his photo file £175
‘JASPER’ SUPERB LARGE OLD BRITISH BEAR c.1960s
Jasper is a superb large old British mohair bear from the 1960s. He is an impressive bear standing at 25″ (63cm) to the top of his ears. Possibly by Lefray or another quality maker of the time. He has a stitched nose and mouth, and realistic plastic eyes. If you tap his back you can hear his growler. Overall he is very good for his age and large size, with only minimal wear to his fur, and his paw pads show more signs of wear but are still good for his age. He is a lovely bear. Email for his photo file. £125
‘WARWICK’ OLD 1950S BEAR
Warwick is an older bear from the c.1950s with curly plush fur, glass eyes, and rexine paw pads. He is fully jointed but can’t stand unaided he prefers to sit now! Height 24″ (60cm) you can hear his growler still if you tap his tummy. Fur is now age-faded, he is old and a floppy bear. no makers tags. In as found condition. He would look lovely dressed as he has a very appealing face. Email for his photo file. £50
‘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. £25
‘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. £45
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