1920s Antique Somersaulting Tumbling Mohair Bear - Working German Gebruder-Bing

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1920s Antique Somersaulting Tumbling Mohair Bear - Working German Gebruder-Bing
Presenting for your consideration a rare somersaulting tumbling acrobat mohair teddy bear.
This bear is most likely Germany, Gebruder-Bing Bear dating from the 1920's or slightly earlier. No tags or buttons remain.
This bear is now almost bald, with just a few flecks of golden mohair here and there. Poor thing.
Long snout with a wonderful expressive comical cute face, with brown hand stitched nose and mouth. Nice erect ears. He has original black button eyes and stands approximately 9-1/2" tall.
This bear's legs are pin rod-jointed and tied with a original thin string and his head is stationary. His upper body and arms are formed around a wind-up mechanical mechanism. You wind up his arms enabling the bear to somersault. This bear's mechanism is in working order.
When his arms are wound-up and released, they slowly unwind and he performs his cute trick.
Because he's small, he has no pads on his hands or feet
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As found in an old country farmhouse estate auction in western New York.
Probably never having been washed, it was most likely used on special occasions and spent most of it's life carefully stored to be handed down to the next generation. The bears body fiber is strong and sturdy. The bear is in good original condition with no fading no stains, as seen in photos, no insect damage, no color bleeding, has storage odors, and no repairs.
Lots of fun with this rare piece of folk art toy bear.
We are happy to answer any questions about this item.
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Our antiques are collectible and are not new and not reproductions, and have lived a long and eventful life and sometimes developing flaws. We do not clean or alter unless stated in listing, and most times have been in storage for many decades picking up old age storage oxidation spots.
Every effort has been made to describe our items as accurately as possible including flaws and imperfections to the best of our ability, to give the buyer an accurate description.
As condition and description is largely based on personal opinion, we ask that you look at the photos carefully and decide.
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