FOR DAVID ONLY - RARE AND VINTAGE 'WENDY BOSTON' SMALL BEAR - CIRCA 1954 - 1960!!

AS ARRANGED BID IS ONLY OPEN FOR DAVID BARRON

WENDY AND KEN BOSTON STARTED MANUFACTURING BEARS AFTER WWII IN 1945 IN SOUTH WALES (MOVING TO ENGLAND AT A LATER STAGE) AND EVENTUALLY BY THE 1960's WAS EXPORTING 25% OF BRITAIN'S SOFT TOYS.  SHE WAS VERY SAFETY CONSCIOUS AND INVENTED THE FIRST LOCK-IN SAFETY EYES IN 1948 AND INTRODUCED THE FIRST WASHABLE BEAR IN BRITAIN IN 1954.   IN 1960 THE COMPANY CHANGED THEIR NAME FROM  'WENDY BOSTON' TO 'WENDY BOSTON PLAYSAFE TOYS'   THIS PARTICULAR LITTLE BEAR IS WASHABLE AND MARKED ONLY 'WENDY BOSTON' WHICH PLACES MANUFACTURING DATE BETWEEN 1954 AND 1960. HE IS 18CM TALL IN SITTING POSITION (ACTUALLY 25CM FROM HEAD TO FOOT) AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL 'WENDY BOSTON' LABEL SEWED ON THE INSIDE OF ONE LEG.  DEFINITELY ONE FOR A BEAR COLLECTION!!     REFER IMAGES