CANTERBURY BEAR 1984 Vintage Mohair 2 Feet Tall ! RARE

CANTERBURY BEAR 1984 Vintage Mohair 2 Feet Tall !... Jadees Antique Bear Shoppe... Is Very Happy to Bring to Our Customers... Our Latest Purchase of Antique Estate Bears... Canterbury Bears... 1984 Teddy Bear Extremely RARE !... 24 inches... Mohair... Brown Suede Paws... Fully Jointed... Brown Safe Plastic eyes with Black Pupils... Large...

CANTERBURY BEAR 1984 Vintage Mohair 2 Feet Tall ! Jadees Antique Bear Shoppe Is Very Happy to Bring to Our Customers Our Latest Purchase of Antique Estate Bears Canterbury Bears 1984 Teddy Bear Extremely RARE ! 24 inches Mohair Brown Suede Paws Fully Jointed Brown Safe Plastic eyes with Black Pupils Large flat ears that are sewn across the facial seam Very large vertically stitched nose Mouth is stitched and in an inverted Y shape A Bit of History A Traditional British Family Business John Blackburn established Canterbury Bears with his daughter Kerstin in 1980 at their home in Kent England In 1984 they moved to its workshop in Littlebourne Canterbury England Made in the Canterbury Bear Shoppe In their first year of production making this bear very special One of the very first Canterbury Bears ! John's wife Maude and other children Mark and Victoria joined to help Canterbury Bears are well known for their special commissions, limited editions. Canterbury Bears also produced 11 special designs in 1991 for exclusive distribution by Gund throughout Usa and Canada. Canterbury Bears designs and produces a new line of limited edition bears for Gund annually In 1987 the Mayor of Canterbury granted the firm the priviledge of using this historic city's coat of arms on its labels Since 1985 British shops and museums, such as Daks-Simpson , Liberty's, Laura Ashley, Harrods and the Victoria & Albert Museum have commissioned Canterbury Bears to produce teddy bears EXCLUSIVELY for them. This Bear is in EXCELLENT Condition Comes with Tag * Please note that he is very heavy and solid stuffed ** JS Photography props are not included in the sale For Many Years We Supply Vintage, Antiques Rare Collectibles & One of a Kind Irreplaceable Items We are very particular and choose only the best We also make sure they are odor free and from smoke free homes We never alter, repair or replace any of the features on our bears & animals as we like to leave them in the original condition for our collectors We feel replacing them with anything from a different era makes them no longer original or authentic All of our bears are heavily researched for hours by our staff with a massive library of Bear Collectors Identification Guides & Books Bear magazines and Internet research Everything we can find that pertains to that particular bear we then type in the description We do our utmost to correctly identify and price all of our items accordingly. Professional photographers work to take as many pictures as possible to help show the buyer what they are purchasing. The bears are then carefully packaged and put into storage where they are not removed until purchased and shipped. All of our Items are Kept Carefully Sealed in Storage in a Smoke Free Environment Buy with Confidence from One of the Worlds Top Trusted Sellers of Vintage & Retired Bears See my other listings for more great items! We accept all major credit cards and bank payments through Paypal This item will be shipped Worldwide by Canada Post Method used: Airmail with Insurance "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store" Deuteronomy (ch. XXVIII, v. 5)