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shh we wont tell him mary

tis our secret

pmsl

Thanks for clearing up that for me - pmsl
Say sorry to hubby for me
Love Mary xx

its the teddy babes

hubby still has a bit left

pmsl

Joy is that the teddu who is bald or your hubby !!!!
Love Mary xx

my teddy is in his 80s
but he has been recovered
so might not count
the old cover is still underneath
as bits of straw and sawdust
was falling out of him in my bed
when i was little
so mum recovered
him using a fur coat
he belonged to my auntie marlene
who is now in her 90s
and lives in new zealand

my hubby still has his teddy from the 50s
he is called fluffy
but is totally bald
pmsl

My hubby has his teddy bought by his dad for his first Christmas - so it will be 60 this year. When we found it after his mom died the head was coming off - a lady I worked with offered to repair him - she had a hell of a job - she reckons he is made of sheepskin.
Teddy still sits on top of wardrobe - bless !!!!
Love Mary xx

my teddy isnt that old, only a few months older than me so hes 19ish. hes a heart-to-heart bear, and when you cuddle him his heart beats! hes been in the wars a bit, a mouse ate his face when he was in the garage in storage befoe we moved, but we stitched his hat over the hole in his face! so now hes as good as new, cant wait to give him to any kids I might have so that they can love him as much as I do.
Laura xx

The dustbinmen round here had a thing about putting teddies and cuddly toys on the radiator grille of their lorries.......I felt so sorry for them, someones teddy just hanging like that.......and what if a child saw its teddy in this way......my Mum was as soft as me because she picked up old dolls and teddies at car boot sales, cleaned them and kept them.....

Yes Tina hope they do.
Sally what anice story so glad you rescued Teddy I often look at mine and think who did they belong to.
What stories could they tell.
Germaine
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I wonder how come they've got Teddies in Sudan? Just a thought and what sorts of names do they give their Teds?

Ive got me mums teddy from when she was little, hes a bit worse for wear and i call him skanky bear lol

his original name was Tom im unsure how old he is but mum would of been 64 this year.

Isn't it lovely that we all have such love and feeling for a stuffed toy! (I hope they don't read this and be offended)

Walking down a country lane in slushy icy snow, I found a dirty bedraggled 4" teddy....flattened by the cars......I felt so sorry for him....I did what Germaine does for hers.....soaked him and gently washed and brushed him......he has a threadbare patch where the straw pokes through.....and he is blue.....

He now sits in the basket where I keep my washing powder and stuff, he peeks his head and arms over the top.......I wonder who he belonged to.....

my dear old Mum made a little suit for my Ted after resoling his feet and hands - the suit is a pair of trousers and a little jacket with velcro - it's made of crimplene so that'll give you an idea of how the suit is!

just remembered, got a brilliant photo of Ted sitting in my doll's pram with me pushing it - I was about three years old - boy, I did look so cute - whatever happened - to me and Ted that is!!

my lovely Ted was given to me whe I was born in June 1936 - he's a Chad Valley, his growl has gone, along with most of his fur but never ever would I part with him - very much loved. So, seventy one and a half years old - anyone top that?

My Teddy is 61 now, battered a bit but still sitting on my dressing table,where he has been for years...He endured Boarding school with me...

It broke my heart when I went home and found my Teddy had gone. (Mum said his stuffing was coming out and he had to go). So a while ago while feeling nostalgic I looked on ebay and that is how my hobby started collecting teddy bears. I only had an old photo of teddy so took me a while to fugure out what make he was I now think he was a Chad Valley. So now I have mostly Chad Valley bears dating for the 1950's and earlier.
We still have my Sons fisrt ted he will be 36 this Christmas and my daughters 33 also a treasuerd doll of my daughters she will be about 25 this years ( doll that is :-))
If anyone is interested and wants to clean there old bear this is the way I do it. I have had some come in a right old dirty state but they look lovely when they get cleaned up.
Germaine
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Get two bowls of warm not hot water
A Sponge
A toothbrush.
A soft nail or hair brush
Two towels.
Bear cleaning or mild baby shampoo. (There is a good product on eBay that brings them up lovely though it isn’t cheap)
Hair dryer
Make a froth of solution in a bowl (like you see when they clean carpets) (mixing a small amount of shampoo in one bowl and making a froth)
Lay teddy on one towel
Put some of the foam on the tooth brush and brush into teddy very gently doing a small amount at a time.
Rinse with the sponge dipped in the fresh water.
Lightly towel dry then gently dry with hair dryer (not hot) while gently brushing with a soft hair or nail brush.
Do this in small stages a little bit of teddy at a time till he is all nice and clean then leave him to fully dry off.
Never over wet teddy and always be gentle otherwise he may lose some of his fur which we don’t want.

Thanks Kitty and Tina-Marie......I was hoping mine was not the oldest.......I am shocked at how old he is considering I am only 28 1/2......lol

I have a stuffed scottie dog called Mackintosh. My gran gave him to me when I was about 8... he was hers, she was born in 1905... so I suspect he is pretty old.

Tina x