Antique Fechter Austria Mohair Old Bear 1960's Growler

Fechter Austria Mohair Old Antique Bear 1960's Growler... Newly Acquired for Sale to Collectorsfrom a Private Collection... Fechter Bear... Brown Tipped 100% Mohair... Glass eyes - Very unique colors... Fechter Spielwaren tag... Growler half workingWood wool filled... Made in 1960's... Furry Paws5 way jointed20 cm ~ 8 inch sitting25 cm ~...

Fechter Austria Mohair Old Antique Bear 1960's Growler Newly Acquired for Sale to Collectorsfrom a Private Collection Fechter Bear Brown Tipped 100% Mohair Glass eyes - Very unique colors Fechter Spielwaren tag Growler half working Wood wool filled Made in 1960's Furry Paws 5 way jointed 20 cm ~ 8 inch sitting 25 cm ~ 10 inch standing Has been kept Storaged by Owner Good Vintage Condition 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 We Deal In Vintage, Antiques, Rare Collectibles & One of a Kind Irreplaceable Items See my other listings for more great items! "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store" Deuteronomy (ch. XXVIII, v. 5)