SOLD Erris Tara (1953) Label Rafferty £75 Polish jointed limbs with cloth pads

jointed limbs with cloth pads and inoperative growler —18 1/2in

There is major mohair loss but apart from a pin hole in his forehead there is no damage to the backing cloth

A good sturdy Chiltern type bear with thinning mohair in places

He has very long claw stitches

I am pretty sure he is a Chad Valley bear perhaps from 1914

SOLD Erris Tara (1953) Label Rafferty £75 Polish jointed limbs with cloth padsRafferty is a Tara Toys laughing bear from 1953 He has a partial label on his foot, enough to make out 'Made in Republic of Ireland. This bear is featured in Sue Pearsons "A Collectors Guide to bears",1997 p83, also in "Teddy Bears a complete collectors guide" by Sue Pearson in 2006, p74. . He is 15'' tall, mohair, fully jointed. He has plastic eyes. He has an odd nose. His paw pads are all original and good for age condition. At the back of his head