A very early Teddy Bear circa 1904 and 1920s German Teddy Bear the childhood toys of father and son with military connections, a rare early brown burlap teddy bear with black boot button eyes, black gutta percha nose, red stitched mouth, cloth lined ears, string-jointed neck and limbs, skinning arms and chunky legs, very large hump and inoperative rectangular squeaker, original homemade suit and waistcoat, probably German, but possibly British —10 1/2in. (27cm.) high (hole in toe) - the same bear is part of the famous Cattley family group of teddy bears at the Victoria & Albert Museum Childhood collection; and a German 1920s teddy bear with golden mohair, slotted in ear, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, pin-jointed limbs and homemade outfit (missing ear, eyes and wear); an original photograph of Peter as a child and in uniform and a jpeg of Cecil in uniform and his identity card 1944 - the first bear belonged to Cecil Arthur Winch (vendor’s Grandfather), born 1st October 1898 in Cranbrook Kent; attended Haileybury School. He was commissioned 2nd Lt. to The Rifle Brigade Sept 1917; transferred to Royal Flying Corps Jan 1918/RAF Jun 1918, 38 and 149 Squadron, observer/gunner in FE2B aircraft. Mentioned in despatches Mar 1919. Following demobilisation joined family firm of Winch & Sons in Cranbrook (Valuers & Auctioneers). Recalled with rank of Captain to 4th Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Sept 1939 British Expeditionary Force France Nov 1939 – Jan 1940; Major South Eastern Command ‘Q’ Section 1940; promoted (local) Lt. Colonel 1941 and awarded MBE Military Section 1944; demobilised Sept 1945. Awarded Territorial Decoration 1947 and rejoined family firm Oct 1945; retired 1958 and died 30th November 1986; and his son, the owner of the second bear, Peter Haffenden Winch (vendor’s Father) was born 15th August 1924 in Cranbrook, Kent, he attended St Andrews Prep School, Eastbourne, Canford School 1938-1940, Cranbrook School 1940-1941 RAFVR Sept 1942. Commissioned 2nd Lt. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) June 1944 and served in India until demobilisation in 1947. Qualification and Articled as Chartered Surveyor, joined family firm (Winch & Sons) in Cranbrook in 1950; joined Ministry of Agriculture 1967; and retired 1989
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A rare Steiner Series C pressed bisque bebe size No 2, with fixed blue striated glass eyes, closed mouth with slight smile and darker line to edge, shaded lids, brown painted feathered brow, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig on cork pate, back of head impressed Set C 2 and red ink stamps on side of rim, jointed papier-mache body, pink muslin dress with lace trim, bonnet, underclothes and brown shoes —17 3/4in. (45cm.) high (very feint tiny wiggly hairline across bridge on nose, body with old neat overpaint and wig and pate probably old Jumeau replacement)
A fine Chad Valley Brumas polar bear cub The Daily graphic Zoo Pet circa 1950, with white wool plush, orange and black glass eyes, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, on all fours with felt pads, square HM Queen label on underside, seam label in front leg and rare oval blue card tag —8 1/2in. (21.5cm.) long
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show 1952, probably taken at the British Industries Fair, featuring exterior of with a pixie and fairy display, printed inscription and Photo by Wallace Heaton Ltd, mounted on cream board —16in. (40.5cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
Rare Westacre Chinoiserie black lacquered dolls’ house furniture 1920s, black painted card, bead and twisted wire - a bookcase with three shelves of handmade books —3 1/4in. (8.5cm.) high; and cabinet on stand with opening doors to reveal drawers (one door loose); and a bed and three chairs in black painted card, more simpler than Westacre, but the gold flower boarder has a similarity to their work; and a brown velvet sofa by another maker - Ysabel Birkbeck starting making this furniture after the 1st World War in Westacre, Norfolk
Rare Rogark hard plastic The Television Toppers, by permission of the BBC, twenty-seven plastic figures dressed in costume with magnetic base, fourteen plastic control levers, two paper prosceniums to lay on card and cut-out, instructions, in original box —15 1/4in. (39cm.) wide (damage to box); and two advertising sheets for Rogark dolls
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show in 1934, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring the interior of the stand with various dolls and animals, handwritten inscription, stamped Tella Co Ltd, mounted on buff board —17 1/4in. (44cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
A rare Norah Wellings catalogue page photographic artwork 1933, hand-coloured and cut out photographs laid on card with added shading, featuring three Cora dolls, tracing paper overlay with pencil notes on correcting doll’s dress colour, ink stamp date for 1933 —15 1/4in. (39cm.) width of board
A rare Britains hollow-cast lead farm Village Idiot, hand-painted with cream smock —2 1/4in. (6cm.) high (good, slight chipping) - by repute on a visit to a Toy Trade Fair by Queen Mary in 1927, on viewing Britains Home Farm display, stated that it had everything but the Village Idiot, Britains quickly made this controversial figure, but was soon withdrawn from sale
A rare Alpha Farnell Mumfie elephant 1930s, of beige mohair, black bead eyes, large card-lined pointed ears, unjointed with cloth body and velvet limbs, pink felt jacket with black collar and buttons, blue felt shorts, integral pink velvet shoes and blue and white woven label —10in. (25.5cm.) height including ears (some discolouration and fading) - from the books by Katherine Tozer published in 1935; and two books Here Comes Mumfie and Mumfie Marches On
A rare mid 19th Century German composition-headed Tumbling Acrobat gravity toy, the man with Imperial beard and moustache, tufts of hair over ears, wooden articulated body with purple and gold paper waistcoat, purple silk cap and apron, Dresden paper trim, contained in a paper-covered wooden box with pull out drawer/step, separate table and lid --6¼in. (16cm.) length off box (slight wear to paper and missing one finger); and a smaller transformational box/step for a tumbling gravity toy
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show in 1934, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring the interior of the stand with various dolls and animals, inscribed in pencil 1934, stamped Tella Co Ltd, mounted on buff board —17 1/4in. (44cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
A rare J K Farnell Beatrix Potter’s Jemima Puddle-Duck, with white mohair, black boot button eyes, orange felt beak and webbed feet, swivel neck and jointed legs, original printed cotton shawl, blue cotton sun bonnet and inoperative squeaker, circa 1910 —7 3/4 in. (20cm.) high (mohair sparse and bald spots, fading and general wear); and a copy of the book
Rare Bassett-Lowke Nuways dolls’ house furniture, comprising sideboard, dinning table —6in. (15.5cm.) long , four dining chairs and three elbow chairs — The 1931 NUWAYS range was an initial range that was intended to be expanded later, and seemed to be based on W.J. Bassett-Lowke's own tastes in modern furniture design, to the extent that the name of the range – Nuways – was named after WJ's own 1926 house New Ways, designed by Peter Behrens with 1916 furniture by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (which had originally been produced for 78 Derngate).
A rare 1920s FADAP jointed monkey, with reddish brown mohair, inset clear and black glass eyes with brown backs, felt face, ears, hands and feet, airbrush details, white mohair chin, swivel head, jointed limbs and inoperative growler —11 1/2in. (29cm.) high (slight wear and thinning, a few tiny moth holes)
A rare British 1920s ‘Imperial Bee Esq’ soft toy, an advertising piece for New Zealand Imperial Bee Honey, black and orange mohair, painted velvet face, clear and black glass eyes with orange painted backs, felt ears, swivel head, wired limbs with yellow felt hands, black oil-cloth feet, original ribbon and replaced muslin wings —12 1/2in. (32cm.) high (thinning to orange mohair on back) - this unusual toy was made by a few manufactures, I own one with a Luvmee (NZ) card tag and have also seen them with Chad Valley and Ealon Toys labels
A rare British Belisha beacon road safety mohair duck circa 1934, with orange mohair round head, black and white striped mohair body with long neck and wings, orange felt beak, black and yellow legs and feet and probably replaced embroidered eyes —8 1/4in. (21cm.) high (some general wear and thinning, slight discolouration) - this duck represents a British road crossing flashing light that was introduced during a road safety campaign in 1934 organised the Minister for Transport Leslie Hore-Belisha, possibly some sort of school prize after a road safety lesson, it is know this duck comes in three sizes
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show in 1934, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring the interior of the stand with various dolls, inscribed in pencil 1934, stamped Tella Co Ltd, mounted on buff board —17 1/4in. (44cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
A rare Brett Lithographing CompanyThe Great American Centennial ExhibitionPuzzle Blocks 1876, comprising five panoramicdissected colour printed puzzles laid on wood, 1. Art Gallery, 2. Machinery Hall (missing one or two pieces), 3. Horticultural Hall, 4. Agricultural Hall and 5. The Main Building, in original paper-covered wooden box - each20½in. (52cm) wide, approx (some wear and discolouration)
THE NORAH WELLINGS FAMILY ARCHIVE LOT 1074 TO 1178 - EACH LOT COMES WITH A SIGNED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY - A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s first trade show in 1927, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring ‘Bones’ Dogs, ‘Cora’ Dolls and Distinctive Animals, handwritten inscription, mounted on grey board —18in. (46cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
A rare B & R New Jersey (USA) clockwork lithographed tinplate Charlie Chaplin circa 1915, with hinged arms with cane, articulated at waist and cast-iron shoes, keywind mechanism in back causing Charlie to rock from side to side —8 3/4in. (22cm.) high (slight wear) - B & R New Jersey was incorporated into the Unique Art Manufacturing Company
A rare Alt Beck & Gottschalck china shoulder head lady doll, with blue painted upward glancing eyes, red eyelid line, ears pierced into the head, very unusual black painted and moulded hair, six forward falling ringlets coming to points on forehead, the rest of the hair falling in ringlets all around the head, stuffed body with reproduction china limbs and black painted boots and white cotton dress with lace and red stitched trim and underclothes --24in. (61cm.) high (recovered body)
A rare Lothar Meggendorfer Lebende Thierbilder (All Alive) moving book, German market with eight moving hand-coloured pages including Bulldog in kennel and owl, circa 1885 —13in. (33cm.) high (missing spin, slight wear to cover, text pages with some staining, pages good and all working, slight foxing and the odd tiny tear)
A rare Alpha Farnell Babar the Elephant 1930s, with dark grey mohair head and hands, clear and black glass eyes with brown painted backs, open red velvet mouth, white felt tusks, swivel head, jointed limbs with cloth body, original felt green suit, white felt shirt front, cuffs and spats, black oil-cloth shoes, grey brushed cotton hand pads and shoe soles and blue and white woven label on foot —17in. (43cm.) high (mohair slightly sparse, suit a little faded and head needs to be reattached to neck joint, as it’s been attached on top of the joint with a card disc) - French Babar was written by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931
Roderick - a rare post-war Schuco yes/no Teddy Bear in lederhosen, with beige mohair head, hands, legs and tail, clear and black glass eyes with brown backs, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, tail-operated head mechanism, cloth body and upper arms, felt pads, card lined feet, original black felt lederhosen and lace trimmed blouse --8 3/4in. (22cm.) high (hole to front of lederhosen, parts of top outfit replaced and slight general wear)
A rare Raphael Tuck & Sons Nursery Rocker The Glad Golliwog circa 1908, chromolithographic embossed cardboard, hinged right side, the reverse printed with ‘The Glad Golliwog - To jump this merry child upon my knee, said Golliwog, is jut the fun for me! She used to seem afraid because my hair is black as coals, but now she doesn’t care: Whatever toys her aunts and uncles send, she chooses me to be her favourite friend! - Norman Gale’ —7 3/4in. (20cm.) wide
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show 1938, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring a display of Britannia and various dolls in uniform, inscribed in pen 1938, stamped Tella Co Ltd, mounted on buff board —18in. (46cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
A rare Sacul hollow-cast lead Freda Lingstrom for BBC Children’s Television Bill and Ben The Flowerpot Men 1950s, painted figures of Bill, Ben and Weed with two terracotta flowerpots, in original colour printed box —3 1/2in. (9cm.) height of men (slight wear and box faded) - created 1952
A rare Strunz Teddy Bear child’s muff circa 1909, with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed arms with felt pads, card lined feet, wool plush lined hand holes and metal hooks to hold string —15in. (38cm.) high (thinning and wear, patch to right hand paw)
A rare early Chad Valley Teddy Tail skinny jointed mouse, of grey velvet, black stencilled pie-cut eyes, mouth and other features, cotton whiskers, swivel head, jointed limbs, original clothes comprising black velvet jacket with white oil-cloth collar and cuffs, yellow brushed cotton waistcoat, red with white polka dot bow tie, blue and white striped cotton trousers, string tail, ‘Teddy Tail of the Daily Mail’ woven label across waistcoat and rare blue celluloid covered blue button with white lettering, 1920s —13in. (33cm.) high (slight fading and discolouration)
A rare Alpha Farnell Arthur - Babar the Elephant’s cousin 1930s, with dark grey mohair head and limbs, replaced boot button eyes, open red velvet mouth, swivel head, cloth body with jointed limbs, integral felt shoes, original white and red sailor suit and blue and white woven label on foot —12 1/2in. (32cm.) high (some wear, fading and discoloured)
Tiger Tim and the Bruin Boys toys and memorabilia, a Chad Valley or Peacock printed paper covered wooden train of Bruin Boys figures; a rare Cracker box —9 3/4in. (25cm.) wide; a tiddlywinks target; Spears Stencil Outfit; a cardboard bicycle given away with Tiger Tim’s Weekly 20-11-26; a plastic hand puppet presented with Jack and Jill; an enamel badge and Bestway twin-set pattern
A rare Dean’s Rag Book Co Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks’ Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, of cream and brown velvet, printed facial features, black boot button eyes, brown boot button nose, brown felt ears, integral blue velvet shorts, white wool pom-pom tail, printed floral shoes and wire armature —9in. (23cm.) height including ears (some discolouration and wire slightly protruding from shoes)
A rare Norah Wellings catalogue page photographic artwork 1933, hand-coloured and cut out photographs laid on card, featuring three lady nightdress cases, tracing paper overlay with pencil notes on correcting doll’s dress colour, ink stamp date for 1933 —15 1/4in. (39cm.) width of board
A rare Dean’s Rag Book Co Joy Laurey for Whirligig’s Mr Turnip hand puppet circa 1954, with painted rubber or composition head, felt clothed body, black felt cape forming the hand covering and cream and brown printed label on foot —12in. (30cm.) high (fading and some wear) - made for one year only
A rare large format gelatin silver printed commercial photograph of Norah Wellings’s trade show 1937, taken at the British Industries Fair, London, featuring the exterior of the stand with glimpses of various dolls, inscribed in pencil 1937, stamped Tella Co Ltd, mounted on buff board —18in. (46cm.) x 14in. (35.5cm.) board
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