WOW! 1925 Peter Sussenguth Teddy Bear In Original Box!

These bears are impossible to find and this is the only one I have ever had! They are much more rare than Steiff Bears! Gebruder Sussenguth was an East German toy manufacturer founded in Neustadt, Bavaria near Coburg, Thuringia, in 1894, by the Sussenguth brothers, Wilhelm and Franz. They produced toys and dolls from 1925 – 1928. A hundred of these bears were discovered in 1974 in a closed down store/warehouse and were brought to England to be sold. These are very rare and the only ones known to exist. They were never originally sold to the public because they looked to frightening to children. I never really thought they looked scary but just today, when I was taking these photos, my 2 and 3 year old were hovering around me as they always do. The 2 year old pointed at it and growled "MONSTER". My 3 year old stood behind me, far away from the bear and said "Mom, I don't like that bear, it's too scary". Funny, with all the odd/scary toys these days you would think most kids would not be frightened by this fairly modest looking bear. I think he is  ADORABLE!

This Peter Bear is 13.5" tall with PERFECT Brown tipped mohair. He still has his original red bow. There is still the string hanging from his chest where his chest tag would have been but has fallen off and gotten lost along the way. His tounge is detatched from the ey mechanism inside but the wire is still intact. If someone had the right tool, they could fish it up there to reattatch it. The right eye is just a tad wobbly. The box is completely original with the original paprer label on the end. There is no box lid. I really hate to sell him but we need to pay off some contractors.

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