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 R John Wright Wizard of Oz The Lullaby League Munchkins $1,850.00 
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 R John Wright Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch of the West $1,750.00
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 R John Wright Wizard of Oz Dorothy $1,575.00
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 Ronnie James Dio Bear Singer Musician Signed T Shirt $1,000.00
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 Boston Brad DelpBearSinger Musician Signed T Shirt $1,000.00
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 100 bears baby alpaca of 9 inchfrom peru $880.00
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 Dudley Tree Top Bears Artist Designed Nicola Ann 1995 $971.25
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 OOAK Bunwell Bear Artist Vivien Butlin UK Green Mohair $971.25
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 OOAK Bunwell Bear UK Artist Vivien Butlin Blue Mohair $971.25
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 SUE FOSKEY Musical Birthday Bear 1990 Signed 29 200 $971.25
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 Pam Howells Artist Designed Harold Bear Humpback $971.25
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 Balmoral Debutante by Portobello Bears $940.87
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Zinnia Fairy $825.00
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Pine Tree Fairy $825.00
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Primrose Fairy $825.00
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 CHARLIE BEARS MINIMO COLLECTIONENTIRE SET WITH MATCHING NUMBERSAND BAGS NEW $751.12
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 OOAK Sunflower Bear Maui HAWAII Artist ERLINDA JEAN $788.40
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Sweet Pea Fairy $795.00
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Lavender Fairy $795.00
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Hazel Nut Fairy $795.00
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 R John Wright Bears At Sea Collection Bear Bo Sun Never Removed from Box $759.00
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 Ashton Drake Camilla Bear Artist Vicky Lougher 2000 $671.25
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 Ashton Drake Alexandra Bear Artist Vicky Lougher 2000 $671.25
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 Ashton Drake Alexander Bear Artist Lenore DeMent $671.25
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 Ashton Drake Helena Bear Artist Vicky Lougher 2000 $671.25
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Red Clover Fairy $695.00
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 R John Wright Flower Fairy The Heather Fairy $695.00
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 Awesome 21 Fox mink and Persian Lamb fur bear by Lori Simon $600.00
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 Awesome 21 Tibetan Lamb panda by Lori Simon $600.00
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 STUNING OOAK panda by Lori Simon 18 $600.00
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 14 R John Wright Jemima Puddle Duck MIB $590.75
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 Primitives by Kathy Presents USA Jenn Steffa OOAK BEAR $595.00
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 Antique Classic Traditional Style Artist Mohair Jointed Teddy Bear 28 Tall NEW $540.00
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 New Susan McKay Bears of the Abbey POOH TIGGER EEYORE $599.00
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 R John Wright Cafe Bear Cafe au Lait $595.00
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 R John Wright Mother Goose Daffy Down Dilly Mouse Ltd $595.00
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 STUNNING OOAK Puccino by Tracy Lee 16 550 $550.00
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 Annette Rauch Edward Blackbeard Artist Bear $513.92
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 Annette Rauch Bonny The Witch Artist Bear $513.92
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 Annette Rauch Chaka Chaka Pirate Artist Bear $513.92
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 Ashton Drake Woodland Cub Bear 6 Way Jointed Limited Edition $521.25
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 Ashton Drake Gallery Flora Bear Artist Vicky Lougher $521.25
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 Ashton Drake Bear Artist Barbara Ferrier 1998 $521.25
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 AOOAK German Mohair Bear with Bell by Pitti Bears Rare $521.25
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 Cuddy Lugs UK Fiona Mohair Hunch Back Bear OOAK $521.25
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 Ashton Drake Artist Debbi Henretty Nash Bear $521.25
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 Ashton Drake Theodora Bear UK Humpback By Lenore DeMent $521.25
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 Ashton Drake Franklin Bear UK Humpback By Lenore DeMent $521.25
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 Ashton Drake UK Constance Bear by Artist Lenore DeMent $521.25
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 R John Wright The Sailor Palmer Cox Brownies Collection $535.00
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 R John Wright Chinaman Palmer Cox Brownies Collection $535.00
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 R John Wright Canadian Palmer Cox Brownies Collection $535.00
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 R John Wright Irishman Palmer Cox Brownies Collection $535.00
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 R John Wright The Policeman Palmer Cox Brownies Collection $535.00
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 Deep Purple Bear4 Singer Musicians Signed T Shirt $500.00
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 Ted Nugent Bear Singer Musician Signed T Shirt $500.00
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 John Tesh BearSinger Musician Signed T Shirt $500.00
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 Engelbert Humperdinck BearSinger Signed T Shirt $500.00
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 Andrew Dice Clay Bear ComedianSigned T Shirt $500.00
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 Don Rickles Bear ComedianSigned T Shirt $500.00
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 Bill Cosby Bear ComedianSigned T Shirt $500.00
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 Bob Newhart Bear ComedianSigned T Shirt $500.00
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 Huey Lewis NewsHuey LewisBearSingerSigned T Shirt $500.00
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 DIAMOND JUBILEE Limited Edition bear 6 only by Bearitz $474.39
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 "12" Tall Gondolomio Romantic Italian Animated Plush Puppy Dog Toy Dancing and Singing Song "Ole Sole Mio" List Price: Sale Price: $20.72 You save: $19.27 (48%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionRowing his way to ladies' hearts, this 12" tall animated plush stuffed animal gondolier pup croons to "O Sole Mio" with realistic singing motions , side to side movement and head tilt . Mills Brand animated plush represents the finest upscale quality ...  |
 Teddy Bear Twin - Aidan, 16" Collectible Real Lifelike Baby Doll (Artist: Jorja Pigott) By Paradise Galleries Dolls List Price: Sale Price: $59.99 You save: $9.51 (14%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionWeighted body for a "real" baby feel! FREE Plush Teddy Bear when you purchase both Aidan and Abigail! "Abigail" is costumed in a pastel pink, teddy bear footed fleece onsie and "Aidan" in a blue and white striped fleece onsie each with cute appliquéd bear on the front... |
 Polar Bear Stuffed Animal Plush Toy 21" L Sale Price: $37.46 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionSurface Washable |
 Personalized Canvas Growth Chart Watercolor Camping Scene Mountains Animals List Price: Sale Price: $35.95 You save: $4.00 (10%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionA beautiful canvas growth or height chart with a happy watercolor image of a camping scene with mountains, stream, deer etc. The chart is 12 by 45 inches, and measures from 24 to 60 inches. It's printed on 100% cotton artist's canvas, and finished to hang on rods as a tapestry... |
 CamoWild Realtree APC Pink Bear (9-Inch) Sale Price: $9.16 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionCamoWild plush is not just a toy, it's a gift for the hunter and outdoors-lovers in your life… and his or her son, daughter, sister, brother, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, mom and dad. ** Add a gift card, tickets to the ball game, candy or flowers to make a special occasion even better... |
 Little Big Planet Sackboy 2" Blind Box Case of 12 Sale Price: $70.75 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionFirst series of Sackboy Superstars Figurines from the family favorite PlayStation Game, Little Big Planet. This series contains 12 collectible blind-sealed figurines. Each figure is fully themed to represent one country: Australia, China, Ireland, India, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, England, and USA... |
 Teddy Bear Twin - Abigail, 16" Collectible Real Lifelike Baby Doll (Artist: Jorja Pigott) By Paradise Galleries Dolls List Price: Sale Price: $59.99 You save: $9.51 (14%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionWeighted body for a "real" baby feel! FREE Plush Teddy Bear when you purchase both Aidan and Abigail! "Abigail" is costumed in a pastel pink, teddy bear footed fleece onsie and "Aidan" in a blue and white striped fleece onsie each with cute appliquéd bear on the front... |
 The Beatles Yellow Submarine 10 inch Vinyl Bears All 4 Sale Price: $108.99 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
 Cherished Teddies Miss You Blue T-shirt Plush Teddy Bear By Artist Priscilla Hillman # 505323 - 8 Inches Tall List Price: Sale Price: $14.95 You save: $2.04 (12%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionCherished Teddies Miss You Blue T-shirt Plush Teddy Bear By Artist Priscilla Hillman # 505323 - very soft material, comes with tags and is about Approx 8" in Length. All material conforms to toy safety regulations, surface clean... |
 The Adventures Of Zylie The Bear Shen The Panda's Martial Artist Outfit Pack Sale Price: $19.99 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionThe Adventures of Zylie the Bear - Shen's A Martial Artist Outfit PackShen is a multi-talented panda; not only can he rock the drums with the best of them, but he is also very skilled at martial arts. But of course, he needs his martial arts outfit to look official... |
Dean's Teddy Bears
The now very famous British soft toy company, Dean's Rag Book Company started as long ago as 1903. Based then in Merton, South London. To-day Dean's is one of the oldest surviving toy companies in Britain.
Dean's was started in 1903 by Henry Samuel Dean, first making the now very famous and indestructible ragbooks for children. However, it was not until much later in 1915 that Dean's produced their first Teddy Bear. Large scale production of teddy bears, however, did not really start until the 1920's.
During the 1930's Dean's produced a teddy bear which was known as the "mouse-eared" teddy, probably because he had a very round face and flat wide-apart ears (rather mouse-like). His coat was pink and he had glass eyes and a rather beautifully stitched vertical nose. Today this rather special old Dean's Bear would fetch a good price, depending of course, on his overall condition.
After the Second World War, business almost ceased, due mostly to synthetic materials having greater competition from elsewhere. In 1955, the Merton factory was sold and production moved to Rye, Sussex.
When London Zoo's very first Polar Bear was born in 1949 (Brumas), Dean's produced a wonderful (and now very collectible) version of it's Mother, Ivy, holding her cub (Brumas). Today, it is very hard to find both of these bears still together. It is even harder to find a good example still with the Dean's label.
In 1972, Dean's merged with Gwentoys in Pontypool, Wales and from that time toys were made in both factories. In 1988, a new Dean's Company was formed. During this time, of course, there seemed to be a storm in the collecting field and this collecting bug included the collection of Teddy Bears, especially Limited Edition Teddy Bears made by the more famous Teddy Bear Makers such as Dean's.
A very famous and highly sought after Teddy Bear made by Dean's is the Black Bear, designed in the 1950's. This teddy had claws which had been moulded from latex. Dean's Black Bear is amazingly different from all other Dean's Teddy Bears. This bear was based on a ‘real' bear and he had an unjointed and rather floppy body. He also had the most unusual of glass eyes which was set in rubber sockets. He also had a cream muzzle and a very large black rubber nose. The Dean's Black Bear is a teddy you either love or hate.
Dean's introduced their lock-in safety eyes for their soft toy range in the very early 1950's, but these eyes were not used for their teddy bears until the late 1950's. During the 1960's, Dean's began a safety campaign, making all their teddy bears suitable for young children.
Later, Dean's launched a very popular Collectors Club, producing a magnificent range of teddy bears, all of these bears designed to recreate characteristics used in early Dean's Bears. Each person was given a teddy bear when he joined the Dean's Membership Club and then a new teddy bear was launched every year and only a member qualified to purchase one of these very handsome bears.
Sylvia Willgoss, one of Dean's designers created a large brown bear in the 1970's, this lovely bear was based on the real bears in London Zoo. He is made of synthetic non-flammable hair with black safety eyes. Like most of Sylvia's designs, he was made unjointed. This bear comes in three sizes and also comes in rich gold and black.
Dean's also made musical teddy bears after the Second World War, like so many other teddy bear manufacturers.
Dean's was always famous for the dolls that they made and many of their most famous dolls were modelled on famous characters of the time from childrens' books and stories and famous stage actors, they included Arthur Askey, George Robey and Stanley Lupino Lane. Today, these dolls are much sought after by collectors.
Indeed, to this day, Dean's are still producing Teddy Bears and are using some famous Teddy Bear Artists to help with their designs. However, recently the factory once again moved from Pontypool and they now reside in Herefordshire.
I would end this article by saying that many teddy bear collectors around the world consider the Dean's Teddy Bear to be one of the most ‘romantic' of teddy bears, so they make wonderful gifts for anniversaries or other rather romantic occasions.
About the Author
Gino loves fast cars, especially fast italian cars. Gino also loves anything Italian. Gino also heads an old teddy bear site which is full of adorable old teddy bears and their friends.
Please visit his website at www.ginosbears.co.uk
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