Sue Pearson's

Here’s is James, a cute 1909 Steiff, sat amongst the Halloween decorations in a wonderful shop in an old village store in Frizzleberg on the East Coast of American. This store was full of the most fantastic Americana and Laura who owns it had done a really great job for decorating for Halloween. In America they really decorate  for Halloween much more than we do, and it was lovely to see the outsides of the houses as we drove through Pennsylvania with scarecrows and pumpkins adorning their porches.

I have always had a fondness for coloured bears especially pink ones. The problem is that they are very difficult to find, particularly in unfaded condition and without being too threadbare.

This tipped pink Omega bear from the 1920’s is a really vibrant colour with no fading anywhere, so he must have been packed away for most of his life, however he is soon going to a new home where I am sure he will be very happy.

With frosted pink mohair

This standing pink bear is a very rare American electric eye bear from around 1910, several companies made these bears. The glass eyes light up with a switch at the back, and these bears were produced in various colours but pink is most unusual.

The last bear is a very unusual German bear from the 1920’s, if you look closely at the mohair you will see it’s not only pink but spotty – must have been all the rage in the Twenties!