Antique Fechter Austria 1950's Mohair Bear Growler 12in

Fechter Austria 1950's Mohair BearWorking Growler... Fechter Austria... Antique 1950's... Mohair Bear... Fechter Rein Mohair Tag... Open Mouth... 5 Way JointedFelt Paws ( minor wear - see pics )... Made in the 1950's Working GrowlerOrange / Rose Colored MohairSize30 cm / 12 inch Long23 cm / 9 inch sittingVintage Condition See PicturesOur Ref fechter002001...

Fechter Austria 1950's Mohair Bear Working Growler Fechter Austria Antique 1950's Mohair Bear Fechter Rein Mohair Tag Open Mouth 5 Way Jointed Felt Paws ( minor wear - see pics ) Made in the 1950's Working Growler Orange / Rose Colored Mohair Size 30 cm / 12 inch Long 23 cm / 9 inch sitting Vintage Condition See Pictures Our Ref fechter002001 This item will be shipped Worldwide by TNT Post Netherlands. Method used: IPP Airmail Priority Signed For with Tracking. Fechter Bears - The History Fechter is the best known of the Austrian Bear makers making bears from 1930 to 1979 After WW2 Owned by Wilhelm & Berta Fechter of Neustadt Germany Berta learned her trade working at the Nicol Steiner Factory in 1949 Registered their business in a house in Leonhardbach district First materials used were American army blankets & towels Then they used excellent quality Mohair Berta who was such a hard worker made sure everything was run absolutely perfect She would make sure her employees were always working to make her bears the best and would often say " No time for idle chat " Anyone who worked for her would apprentice for 3 years in college to learn everything they could about bear making and then apprentice again at her factory.. All Fechter Bears were VERY EXPENSIVE to buy and they wouldnt sell them through department stores which made them harder to obtain.. The bears were made with mohair and had open mouths.. Very few had closed mouths and are rare and hard to find now. Austrian buyers loved the open mouths Uk buyers loved the closed mouths 1960's - 1970's Major expansion and the factory was moved to Wies in 1973. Wies is a town in the district of Deutschlandsberg in Styria in Austria. From 1973 Fechter began to use the Styria Tags. Sadly Berta Fechter died and her husband Wilhelm took over the factory until 1979.. Wilhelm Fechter passed away in 1983 and the contents of the factory sold to a dealer from Usa As you can see the history of Fechter Bears is very interesting and to actually own one of these bears is a must have for any true bear collector See my other listings for more great items! For Many Years We Supply Vintage, Antiques Rare Collectibles & One of a Kind Irreplaceable Items 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. Buy with Confidence from One of the Worlds Top Trusted Sellers of Vintage & Retired Bears "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store" Deuteronomy (ch. XXVIII, v. 5)