Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Five Vintage

A Collection of Five Vintage and Commemorative Plush Toys Including Merrythought, Hamleys, and Avon Examples - This lot comprises six vintage and commemorative plush toys, including examples by Merrythought, Hamleys, and Avon. The collection features a traditional jointed teddy bear constructed with golden-brown mohair style fur, black plastic eyes, and a hand-stitched black nose. It is finished with a silver-toned ribbon and is marked to a yellow woven label on the sole of the right foot reading MERRYTHOUGHT, IRONBRIDGE SHROPS., MADE IN ENGLAND. A white fabric side-seam tag is transcribed MERRYTHOUGHT, IRONBRIDGE SHROPS., MADE IN ENGLAND, CONTENTS, ALL NEW MATERIALS, REG NO P.A. 169. Also included is a shaggy light-brown Hamleys teddy bear wearing a red knitted snowflake motif sweater. This bear is embroidered with Hamleys in red script to the right foot and a red fabric label embroidered Limited Edition to the left. It retains a cardboard swing tag reading THE FINEST TOYS, Hamleys, EST. LONDON 1760, IN THE WORLD and a red tush tag transcribed MADE IN CHINA, HAMLEYS, LONDON W1B 5BT. A commemorative Avon bear features shaggy tan fur with a pink satin ribbon and is embroidered AVON 125 years to the left foot. The group is completed by a plush Jane Hissey style giraffe with orange-red spots and a fabric tag reading Jane Hissey's OLD BEAR AND FRIENDS JOLLY TALL, and a two-toned grey and pink clown style teddy bear wearing a red felt hat and green ruffled collar.