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Description
8" (20 cm.) The champagne-colored mohair teddy has shortened torso and limbs, swivel head, amber glass eyes, stitched ears, embroidered nose, felt paw pads and is wearing original orange felt wide-brimmed hat, neck cord with bone decoration, tall brown leather boots. The bear has original metal button, yellow cloth tag, and original paper label "Nimrod Teddy" with Eulan on reverse. This model was particularly inspired by tales of Teddy Roosevelt's great bear hunt, Nimrod symbolically indicate a mighty hunter in biblical lore. This model dates from the 1950s and is very rare, especially with accessories intact.