3 Ideal (1910) General Fordham 25ins yellow velvet four fingered hands

yellow velvet four fingered hands and shoes

discoloured and wear)

) high (bald spots

sales of Minibrix had begun to decline by the late 1950s

One of the identifying features are the springs in the animals legs

3 Ideal (1910) General Fordham 25ins yellow velvet four fingered handsAmerican Ideal Toy Co 17" teddy bear, General Fordham. He is in great condition, is fully jointed and moves easily. He has the typical triangular shaped head, cupped ears, clear glass eyes with brown pupils and a cloth nose, not an embroidered stitched nose. The black cloth nose was original to the Ideal Teddy Bear in the early 1900s. His ears are nicely set and he has a hump on his back. He is straw stuffed with no loss of stuffing. His paws are all