SOLD (1904) Strunz B Wilder 18 ins Jointed at the neck

Jointed at the neck

Button   Label Fabric Cinnamon Mohair Size 12 ins Eyes B Button Features Long Nose Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Straw Clothes Dungarees Growl Number 160

This was the first year Knickerbocker made Teddy Bears and this is the first style produced by the company

) high (a little balding to back and slight general wear)

Most of the mohair has been worn off over time

SOLD (1904) Strunz B Wilder 18 ins Jointed at the neckThis is B. Wilder, the only thing I know about him is that he belonged to my Great Uncle. His name was Foster B Snowden. Uncle Foster was born in 1892 in Pennsylvania . He told us that his father went to Germany and bought him back and gave it to him for his 5th birthday. We know that would make it 1897 and bears were not invented yet, unless he was made before the first documented bear. Wouldnt that be great? Most likely though, my uncle was older