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Lot 176

Chad Valley "Big Panda" vintage panda bear, British, 1939, black and white wool plush, white...

Lot 176

Chad Valley "Big Panda" vintage panda bear, British, 1939, black and white wool plush, white...

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Lot 176

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Chad Valley "Big Panda" vintage panda bear, British, 1939, black and white wool plush, white label with blue embroidered HYGIENIC TOYS MADE IN ENGLAND BY CHAD VALLEY CO LTD to upper right inside leg, amber and black glass eyes with white outer edges, black horizontally stitched nose, unjointed (arm stitching (where arms are attached to body) is loose), with tear drop shaped down-turned paw pads, inoperative press squeaker, wear overall to wool plush and felt pads, otherwise Good to Good Plus, 13"/51cm (seated). NB: On Christmas Eve, 1938 London Zoo had an arrival of five giant pandas. They were so popular that the British soft toy industry manufactured many panda bears. The vendor stated: Another family 'bear' was "Big Panda". He belonged to my sister soon after the first baby Giant Panda "Ming" came to London Zoo in 1938. Heather would have been about 8 years old at the time. I was older and given a Beswick pottery panda. These must have been among the first panda toys and ornaments to be made in England.

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