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    Posted 12 years ago

    aboutintime
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    My bear is 22" tall. he is made from red,white and blue mohair. light bulb eyes with on and off switch in ear, straw stuffed... the only thing i could find is the
    Columbia Company made these? nothing on the internet about these bears.. only in books

    any information would be appreciated
    thank you

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    1. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      Your bear is wonderful ! Columbia Teddy Bear Company, The 1917 bear was named the Patriotic Bear, made during World War I, was red, white, and blue and had electric light bulbs for eyes.
      Thanks for sharing your precious bear !!
    2. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      http://www.theteddybearmuseum.com/history.htm
    3. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      Thank you, how come i can't find much information about the company when they were in business?
    4. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      here is one that just sold
      http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-AMERICAN-NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC-ELECTRIC-EYES-BEAR-/150755157282?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2319b52522
    5. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      I believe it was called Columbia Doll and Toy Co . in Business for only a few years 1917-to about 1922 .
    6. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      That is the one i just bought, i re-stuffed the legs added a leather collar and put batteries in.......
    7. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      Thank you for all of your help.
    8. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      Your welcome hope that helped I find your bear quite wonderful and he deserves his place in history as he was first bear to represent the colors of the Flag :-)
      I think Columbia re opened under just Colunbia Toys later on . Here is a link to maybe some history
      http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all&CISOBOX1=Columbia+Toy+Company
    9. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      thank you..
    10. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      I think that the bear like yours that sold went to low . I would value it much higher
      than that :-)
    11. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      yeah, i know the value and i couldn't believe it went for so low... if people knew it only required batteries it would have went for a lot of $$$$$$
    12. Manikin Manikin, 12 years ago
      Glad you got a great bargin and you fixed him so nice ! He's a keeper I think he slipped through and was missed or something but he is special and has $$$$$ attached to him :-) Just love getting to see him .
    13. stefdesign stefdesign, 12 years ago
      One thing that's really awesome about your bear, is the blue hasn't faded so much as the one on eBay. He is adorable, so glad Manikin was able to give you so much help. What a treasure! I wish I could see him in real life! He should be on display!
    14. aboutintime aboutintime, 12 years ago
      He really is a great bear stefdesign, i plan on placing him in my glass cabinet with the rest of my treasures... i am so lucky i found him!!!!
    15. Dannyvenia, 10 years ago
      Hi aboutintime, this is a nice bear. I wish to have some personal talk to you , can you email to my personal email ? My email is dannyvenia@gmail.com
    16. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 2 years ago
      I LOVE this one!!

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