SOLD (1930) Barnaby £105 Chad valley Growl Number 219A

Growl Number 219A

Date 1920 Make English Button   Label   Fabric Mohair blond Size 21 ins Eyes Boot Button Features Original  Vertically stitched with outer downward stitch nose/Mouth Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Cloth 2 stitches on paws and pads Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Flower Dress Growl Number 212

Birgit is a very rare Papier mache bear

Also very long arms with spoon paws

5 stitches on each paw and pad

SOLD (1930) Barnaby £105 Chad valley Growl Number 219ASOLD Barnaby is a lovely and quite unusual Chiltern bear made in the late 1930s, early 1940s. Made during a time when materials were scarce and in short supply he has some interesting characteristics. He has three black claw and foot paw stitches opposed to the more familiar four and his pads are made from a thick cotton, canvas like material. This perhaps was experimental but more likely due to availability, and an attempt to reduce the amount of