Up to 1930 it was common for Farnell bears to have clear glass eyes with black pupils, although brown and black glass eyes were also in use during this period.
LABEL
Paper tags attached to the chest were used on Farnell toys untill 1925 when
this embroidered label was introduced. The design remained the same from 1925
- c1945. Labels were sewn onto bears foot.
Printed
label used from 1945 onwards.
NOSE
Up to the 1930's oblong nose with long end stitches was a feature of Farnell
bears. White bears had brown nose stitching.
1930's noses were much squarer and no longer had the long end stitches.
After WW2 Farnell noses had a rounder, more bulbous shape.
Typical features of pre-1930 Farnell Bears include
webbed
claw stitching, not on smaller bears.
cardboard inserts in feet.
vertical nose stitching with long end stitch.
large ears.
shaved muzzle.
Typical features of post-1930 Farnell Bears include
claws no longer webbed
squarer
nose with no long end stitches.
muzzle
often left unshaved.
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