Posted 2 days ago
junkmanjoe
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Hello everyone! Curious to know if this is a stieff Bear or not ? His arms are movable and his Legs are Movable also . Not sure if his eyes are glass or plastic . There is a thread by the ear that looks like a button was there .He is also Hunchback . Haven’t been able to find out any information on him . Any help would be appreciated.
Hi, junkmanjoe. :-)
You mentioned a thread by the ear. I can't quite see what you're referencing; however, if this is a Steiff bear newer than circa 1903, it would have had a button in the ear:
https://corporate.steiff.com/en/steiff-teddy/history/
Maybe I wasn't sufficiently clear. I suspect that had your bear at one time had a button in the ear, it probably would have left more of a mark than a trace of thread.
The Steiff stuffed animals I've seen have a button in the ear that's almost like a piercing.