Deans Rag Book 1949 Rare Mohair Ivy & Brumas Polar Bears + Book & News Cuttings

  

DEAN'S RAG BOOK 1949 17 1/2 MOHAIR IVY & BRUMAS POLAR BEAR COLLECTION INC BOOK & NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. 1949-50 VERY HARD TO FIND DEAN'S RAG BOOK CO IVY AND BRUMAS WHITE MOHAIR PLUSH, WOODWOOL & EXCELSIOR STUFFED POLAR BEARS. BRUMAS THE CUB NAMED FROM HER KEEPERS BRUCE AND SAM (BACKWARDS) AFTER BEING THE VERY FIRST POLAR BEAR CUB TO BE BORN AND SUCESSFULLY REARED IN BRITAIN AT REGENTS ZOO IN LONDON. DEANS RAG BOOK CO WERE GRANTED A LICENCE TO PRODUCE THESE SOFT TOYS AFTER THE BEARS POPULARITY SWELLED THE ZOO VISITOR NUMBERS TO OVER THREE MILLION IN 1950.

SUCH WAS THE MEDIA ATTENTION THAT THE NEWSPAPERS FOLLOWED THE STORY VERY CLOSELY AND BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED. THIS RARE COLLECTION OF THE DEANS CO IVY AND BRUMAS ARE IN VERY GOOD ORDER ALTHOUGH IVY HAS A REPLACEMENT NOSE AND HER CUB HAS A HOLE IN ONE PAW! BOTH HAVE AMBER AND BLACK GLASS EYES HAND STITCHED NOSE MOUTH AND CLAWS BRUMAS STILL HAS HER LABEL AND THEY BOTH HAVE SOME CUDDLE WEAR AND ARE CURRENTLY SEWN TOGETHER IN A CUDDLING POSITION!

IVY MEASURES APPROX 17 1/2 INCHES (45cm) IN HEIGHT. THE BOOK BRUMAS THE POLAR BEAR CUB IS IN FINE CONDITION WITH A NEAT 1950 PENCIL INSCRIPTION INSIDE THE FRONT COVER AND INCLUDES THE RARE 1950 NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. FOR THE DEANS RAG BOOK BEAR COLLECTOR. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva's.

Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. The item "DEANS RAG BOOK 1949 RARE MOHAIR IVY & BRUMAS POLAR BEARS + BOOK & NEWS CUTTINGS" is in sale since Wednesday, January 22, 2020. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Soft Toys & Stuffed Animals\Other Soft Toys". The seller is "redeggz" and is located in Weston-super-Mare. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Deans Rag Book
• Age: Vintage
• MPN: Does not apply
• Material: Mohair
• Size: Medium (35-60 cm)