RARE Large 16" Vintage Mohair Hermann Zotty Bear, squeaker, fully jointed - $200 - (Salt Lake City, UT)

RARE Large 16" Vintage Mohair Hermann Zotty Bear, squeaker, fully jointed He is in great vintage condition. The difference between the Steiff and the Gebruder Hermann Zotty's are noticed in the chest plate of the mohair. Hermann had one continual colored mohair while Steiff had a contrasting color (similar to the pads). The 1950s German market presented a teddy with down turned paws to signify playfulness and a gentle nature. His pads are wool felt, his eyes are reddish amber glass, with a characteristic nose cord of two downward extensions in the outer stitch. Bernard Hermann came from the famous Hermann family, who all worked in the toy industry in Sonneberg. His parents, Johann and Rosalie had six children. Berna

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