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Roullet & Decamps
Roullet and Decamps. Roullet & Decamps was a French toy manufacturing company operating in the 19th and 20th centuries, which specialized in automata. Founded in 1865 by Jean Roullet, the…
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Clown Teddy Bears
Clown Bears. Below are some examples of teddy bears dressed in clown costumes including an extremely rare Strunz polar bear and a large Steiff brown tipped mohair bear.
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Moritz Pappe
Moritz Pappe was originally called the Liegnitz Doll Factory and was founded by Arthur Pappe and Dr Curt Pappe in 1869. The company originally made dolls but by 1910 it…
Pink Mohair Bears
Pink Mohair Bears. Below are some examples of antique and vintage pink mohair bears including a Steiff teddy baby night dress bag and a scarce Cramer musical teddy clown bear.…
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Silver Bears
Silver Bears. Silver was one of the seven metals of antiquity that were known to prehistoric humans and whose discovery is thus lost to history. In particular, the three metals…
Bronze Bears
Bronze Bears. Bronze statues were regarded as the highest form of sculpture in Ancient Greek art, though survivals are few, as bronze was a valuable material in short supply in the…
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Musical Teddy Bears
Musical Teddy Bears. Below are some examples of teddy bears with musical movements inside of them including a rare pink mohair Pappe Moritz Helvetic clown musical bear and a Roullet…
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Bear Car Mascots
Bear Car Mascots / Hood Ornaments. A hood/bonnet ornament, radiator cap, motor mascot or car mascot is a specially crafted model which symbolizes a car company like a badge, located…