(1915-20) Experimental stitching Green button hump and inoperative growler —15in

hump and inoperative growler —15in

standing at just over 14" from the tips of his toes to the tips of his ears

’Squashy’ a 1930s Knickerbocker teddy bear

tip of right hand pad repaired and slight damage to two others)

He is strongly stuffed with chubby thighs

(1915-20) Experimental stitching Green button hump and inoperative growler —15inPre labels and buttons and made during their experimental period, these bears would have been produced between 1915 and 1923. Although similar to the Chad Valley bear designs of the 1920s the features on these bears are unusual enough to give some doubt as to the maker. There was a postcard of a smiling little girl, a smiling doll and a smiling Chad bear like this one. These bears were then known as Smiles bears. Other bears in the Chad Valley Section