Antique Fechter Bear Old Austria Mohair Growler 40cm

Fechter Bear Authentic Austrian Mohair Growler 40 Cm... Newly acquired from a German Estate Sale... and Graciously Offered to our Shoppe... FechterAuthentic Austrian BearVintage 15.7" Mohair40 cm / 15.7 Inch standing30 cm / 11.8 Inch sittingFelt MouthFur PawsEmbroidered NoseFilling is very firmWood wool stuffingOriginal Fechter Spielwaren TagBear is in...

Fechter Bear Authentic Austrian Mohair Growler 40 Cm Newly acquired from a German Estate Sale and Graciously Offered to our Shoppe Fechter Authentic Austrian Bear Vintage 15.7" Mohair 40 cm / 15.7 Inch standing 30 cm / 11.8 Inch sitting Felt Mouth Fur Paws Embroidered Nose Filling is very firm Wood wool stuffing Original Fechter Spielwaren Tag Bear is in Excellent Condition 5 Way Jointed Fur is Mohair much of the mohair used by Fechter was the same as used by Steiff Popular Open Mouth * Clothing was not provided by Fechter * * But was handmade in Austria * The Fechter Bears we are offering for sale Are very Rare & Hard to find It took many trips and business meetings to finally arrange the purchase and to make them available for you For Anyone who is interested in collecting one of the most prestigious and sought after Austrian bears We invite you to read our Bear facts page to see how Rare and hard to obtain and purchase they really are We are very fortunate to have been able to bring these bears to Ebay to the public and offer them for sale Don't Miss Out On Owning this vintage Collectors item from the 70's 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)