Woolly is a white wool plush Chiltern bear from the 1950s . He is a plump 17.5 inches, is fully jointed and has velveteen paw pads with card lined feet. There is no apparent loss of fur, although there is very slight discolouration here and there. These wool plush Chilterns seem to be harder to come by than their mohair cousins.

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Benny is a sweet little Alpha Farnell bear dating from the 1940s. He is fully jointed with an inoperative squeaker. He has overall thinning to his mohair, but it doesn't detract from his cute appearance. Benny has his original paw pads with some surface wear to them, the outline stitching of where his foot label would have been is still present. Benny is a lovely little bear and measures about 12.5 inches tall.

Libby is a very pretty (and she knows it) Chiltern or Chiltern type bear from the 1930s. She is fully jointed with original pads and features, although her lovely blue eyes may be old replacements. Her mohair coverage is around 60%, evenly spread loss of fur, with the back of her head and a leg being areas of heavier loss.

Libby is wood wool stuffed throughout and measures abut 17 inches.

Butch is a wonderful large Chiltern bear from the late 50s, early 60s. Overall, he is in nice condition
with most of his mohair present. There is an area on a lower leg/foot which shows some loss of fur and
only minor thinning elsewhere, but we estimate he still retains a good 90-95%. Butch has all original features including typical Chiltern 'dog nose' of the era, all pads are in good condition and he has an inoperative squeaker. This chunky bear is fully jointed and measures and measures a little over 20 inches.

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Weeny is a very small fully jointed Chiltern bear from the 1930s, measuring only  a petite 12.5 inches .
This size Chiltern is less frequently found than the 'mid size' versions particularly from this era. Weeny is a delightful little bear in nice condition with a good covering of mohair (estimated 85% at least remaining).

One of his linen pads is beginning to come away at the seam a little, but this is very minor and easily fixable. Weeny is an ideal size for the collector as he takes up hardly any room in a hug. At the time of listing
he is currently featuring on the Home page with his much larger friend Biff.

Biff is an exceptional and large Deans bear dating c. 1960s. He is in very good condition with a working growler. He has all his original features, and his Deans Childsplay label in his back seam. He is fully jointed, but his head joint is very stiff, which sometimes happens with bears which have not been played with much.

If you collect vintage Deans bears, or even old bears in general, you won't want to let Biff get away. He is quite heavy and measures a little over 26 inches tall

Mo is a little Hugmee baby who arrived with her friend Minnie, the little Chad bear who is also for sale. Mo is a little scruffy but has good mohair coverage with only very minor thinning and her original features. Mo's stuffing in her upper chest has shifted a bit giving her a bit of a slump. There is a very tiny hole at the tip of one foot pad.  Interestingly there is a name tag for a previous young owner sewn over the original Chiltern label. Mo is fully jointed and dates c. late 1950s to early 1960s.  She measures about 12 inches tall.

Minnie is a very sweet small Chad Valley bear measuring about 12 inches.  She has attractive wavy mohair, with some overall thinning and some areas of loss but which don't detract from her cuteness.  She has the narrow Chad Valley label which is found on some small bears and probably dates from the c. 1950s. Her paw pads have worn to the backing but are all intact. She has original features including amber glass eyes and an inoperative squeaker. she is fully jointed and all in all is a delightful little bear.

Patsy is a small white Chad Valley bear dating from the late 1950s
to early 1960s. She is fully jointed and has about 70% mohair coverage.
Her foot label has been removed from her paw, but the outline remains.
The surface of her paw pads has worn away and there is a hole at the
tip of each upper paw pad through which the kapok is visible.

Patsy is a sweet little bear who measures about   13 inches.

This is Nobby, a cream coloured Chad Valley ted from the late 50s.
Nobby is a fully jointed bear, and has quite a bit of mohair loss
on his face, and about 65-70% mohair coverage remaining on his body and
limbs.

He has brick red rexine paw pads which show some surface wear. He has
two labels, the 'Queen Mother' label to one foot and the remnants of
his side seam label.  He measures about 15.5 inches tall.

Felicity is a darling little Chiltern bear from the late 1950s/ early 60s. She has a demure 
disposition. Felicity has a wood wool stuffed head, with mainly kapok stuffed limbs and body. Her head has
a rather appealing tilt which you often find on these bears (owing to the heavier stuffing in the head).

She is fully jointed and has her original features, including plastic eyes and 'dog' type nose, and
velveteen paw pads which are all intact. There are the remnants of a side label which has been cut off.
Her internal squeaker is inoperative and she measures about 14 inches tall.

Percy is a delightful little white bear from the 1960s, probably made by Alpha Farnell, or its offshoot company Twyfords.


He is 'soft' stuffed throughout, and has pink velvet pads. We are unsure whether the pads are original as we have not come across this type of bear with similar pads before. However,  they are so well done that we did not want to disturb them.

Percy is in excellent condition, with 99% of his lovely white mohair fur intact.

Percy measures approximately 13 inches, and is a lovely quality little bear. Regretfully the chair is not included as he has to share it with the other bears!

Hector is a no-nonsense Chiltern from the 1940s. If you have other bears, Hector is the sort of bear who will keep them in order. He's fully jointed and wood wool stuffed throughout, and has an inoperative growler.

His red ribbon is tied onto a cotton thread on his chest which may have been where his original card tag was. All his features are original and his rexine paw pads and claws are intact. He has reasonably good mohair coverage, there is some thinning of mohair around his face and feet, but it doesn't detract from his good looks.

Hector measures about 14.5 inches high and is a nice but stern bear.

Buster is a large fully jointed mohair bear from the 1950s. He has a distinctive square shaped snout. Buster does have some mohair loss, but retains a good 80%. His rexine paw pads are intact with some surface wear. We suspect he may be an Irish bear as he has certain characteristics suggestive of them, but can't be sure. He has amber glass eyes and an inoperative growler. He is chunky, and measures about 26 inches tall.

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Trouble is a dear little Chad Valley bear from c. 1950s. He's fully jointed and measures about 13 inches tall. He has velvet paws which show some surface wear and has the remnants of the Chad Valley in his side seam, but no foot label. Trouble has a good 85-90% mohair coverage, there is an area of fur loss to the top of one arm at the back/side with a tiny pin prick hole. There is also some loss around the back of the legs and feet and a little to his nose. The remaining fur is thick and nice quality as you would expect from this typical Chad bear.

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Mona is a typical Chad Valley bear - her name derives from the rather strange growl she makes from time to time. She is quite heavy which seems to be partly due to her internal growl. She has lost her foot label, but still has the Chad Valley label that you sometimes find in the side seam. Mona has at least 50-60% mohair remaining, her rexine paw pads show wear going through to the sub stuffing on a couple of paws. Mona measures about 16 inches tall.

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Charlie is a chunky Chad Valley bear dating from c. 1960s. He has orange plastic eyes and the traditional square label to his foot, although this has faded. He has reasonable mohair coverage with some thinning here and there. He's fully jointed with an inoperative growler and measures about 20 inches tall.

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Here is an example of the most cuddly of the Chiltern bears, this very desirable fellow measures up at 27 inches and is an example of  one of the most popular types of Chiltern. He is fully jointed with excellent mohair coverage, with at least 95% remaining. He's fully jointed with an inoperative squeaker. He has all his original features, including his velveteen paw pads, these have a couple of small holes in them and a number of 'spot' stains. These are relatively minor and do not really detract from him. This is a stunning bear who would make a lovely addition to a hug. Note to our overseas customers, because of the size and weight of this item we can only post this bear within the UK under our normal terms. Please contact us directly if you wish to buy, so that we can make special arrangements.

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A nice old Chad, dating c. 1940s. He has both foot label and label to the chest. He has reasonably good mohair coverage, estimated at least 70 - 80%. He's fully jointed, and has 3 replacement felt paw pads out of the 4, with a hole cut in one to show the foot label. His glass eyes are replacements. He's mostly kapok stuffed (apart from a little wood wool in his muzzle). This lad measures about 20 inches. 

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This is particularly good looking Chad bear, He has lovely curly mohair, and is an example of one of Chad Valley's higher quality ranges. He's quite heavy and has a shaved snout. He is missing his foot label but still retains the Chad Valley label in his side seam. He's in good condition for his age, there is only minor evenly spread thinning, and light surface wear to his paw pads. Curly's about 16.5 inches from ear to paw, and is fully jointed.

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This is a Chad Valley polar bear cub, which I would say dates from the 1940s to the 1950s. Chad Valley polar bears or their cubs do not come along very often, so I am pleased to offer him for sale. He has the pre - 1953 warrant label under his back legs, and another smaller label to the top of one front leg. He is in basically good condition with good fur coverage apart from a few small 'spots' of fur loss (he is wool plush). He has clear glass eyes with painted backs, and the unusual feature of a teardrop pupil. He has his original felt paw pads, all in good condition, and is unjointed. The cub measures roughly 7 inches across by about 6.5 high. He has five embroidered claws on each paw pads and the normal Chad nose.

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This appealing old English ted dates c. 1920s-30s and bears all the hallmarks of a quality bear, particularly those made by Farnell. He has an upturned shaved snout, vertically stitched nose with elongated outer stitches and retains about 70 per cent of his nice quality wavy mohair. His 2 upper paw pads have been replaced with felt, he still has his original foot pads which show a little wear. He has a front closing seam and measures about 18.5 inches.

Delightful fully jointed Chad Valley bear measuring just over 12 inches tall. He is fully jointed and retains just under 50% mohair. He has velveteen paw pads, all intact other than showing a little wear and a small hole in an upper pad. He still has his side label.