Antique Vintage 1950s Handmade Wool Teddy Bear 12in Fair condition

Description

Please meet Pims, an antique/vintage handmade Teddy bear!!   This bear has a lot of issues, but I think he's still a little charmer.  I know nothing about his history or where he was made, so a lot of this is guesswork.  I bought him at auction about ten years ago.  He is quite old, maybe from the 1950s.  He is made of a rough cream-colored wool material, perhaps an old blanket, and is stuffed with some sort of sub material.  He has older joint disks with metal cotter pins that appear to be either a pressed composite wood (like a laminate) or incredibly thick, hard, solid cardboard.  He has old glass eyes.  His paw pads are brown felt and he has five claw stitching on every paw.  When I bought him, his leg was literally hanging off by a thread and the disk was totally exposed, so I just very, very roughly (!!) added a piece of felt to his leg to keep it attached to his body, since he was just going to be sitting in amongst the bears, but he should be properly repaired.  His head is slightly floppy.  He does have some wear in places to the wool material.  I've given him a snazzy purple and black ribbon to wear.  He is five-way jointed and in fair condition.  Pims is 12 inches tall and weighs 12 ounces.  Could he be the one for you???  He is looking for a home where he can join you for a fizzy summer cocktail made with a little lemonade.  :0)
With regret, I am downsizing my teddy bear collection.   I have many different types, which I will be listing in the coming weeks (or months or maybe even years).   For now, I am only listing them once to see if anyone is interested, but I may relist them at some point in time in the future.  I live in a smoke-free home, but I do have cats who are barred from the bear room and bunny room(!).
And I've had to reorganize my listing so I can save all my info, thank you ebay...not.
*****PLEASE NOTE:
In case you don't know, ebay is now collecting taxes in some states.   When I send you an invoice or if you just pay for your item, I am unaware if you are being charged taxes or at what tax rate, as I am NOT the one collecting them.
A quick note about shipping:    Don't you hate it when you're overcharged by a seller on shipping????   A gazillion dollars to cross the pond or go across the country.  It's ridiculous.   I am striving to be accurate in my listing, but sometimes ebay's calculator is way off (especially for those outside the U.S.).   When i calculate shipping, I add in extra weight for the box.    If you're interested in an item outside the U.S., don't be scared by what the calculator is telling you.   Please contact me and I'll find out exactly what it would cost to post to your country and make a note in the listing.  I'll never overcharge you.   If I quote you a number and i can get it to you cheaper, I'll immediately refund the difference.
Please be aware in some countries there are custom charges that will be due when your package arrives, which I know is AWFUL.   I am not part of the Global Shipping Program at this time because you cannot combine shipping.   Many times overseas buyers buy more than one bear, and they would be charged more than once for shipping which in my opinion makes things much more expensive.   I will, however, pass along any discount I receive on international shipping (it's not a huge amount, but everything helps), and refund you the difference.   It seems like it is also taking an extra-long time for a bear to get overseas because of the current crazy conditions, so keep that in mind.
Please note I am not an expert in teddy bears...I am only downsizing.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Please see pictures.  They are part of the description.  Additional pictures on request.
Payment is due within THREE days of auction end.  PayPal only.  Combined shipping is always available.   I only charge actual shipping costs.   If it turns out the shipping estimator is wrong above , I will refund you the difference.
I am willing to ship internationally, but please ask if I post to your country and what it would cost BEFORE you bid, as it could be very expensive.  Ebay's calculator can be off either too high or too low!
Check out my other teddies that I am listing this week.
Thank you for looking at my auction