Antique and Vintage Soft Toys - Antique Soft Toys https://antiquesofttoys.com/antique-vintage-soft-toys/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Soft Toys Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:16:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 214466011 Rocking Horses https://antiquesofttoys.com/rocking-horses/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:14:29 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=281 Rocking horses are popular toys and whereas the beautiful wooden Victorian horses can fetch high sums of money, soft toy ones can be obtained relatively cheaply. Below are some examples…

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]]> 281 Penguins https://antiquesofttoys.com/penguins/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:14:42 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=246 There is something about penguins which is endearing to nearly everyone so it is no wonder that soft toys have been made in the form of them. Some of the…

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]]> 246 Boudoir Dolls https://antiquesofttoys.com/boudoir-dolls/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:09:08 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=149 Boudoir Dolls are elaborately and fashionably dressed, long limbed dolls designed as ornaments for adults bedrooms, rather than as a child’s toy. They were popular from around 1915-1930, but continued…

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]]> 149 Rag Dolls https://antiquesofttoys.com/rag-dolls/ Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:44:33 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=141 Rag Dolls. A rag doll is a children’s toy. It is a cloth figure of a doll. They are traditionally home-made from (and stuffed with) spare scraps of material. They…

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]]> 141 Bing Cloth Dolls https://antiquesofttoys.com/bing-cloth-dolls/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:59:17 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=135 Bing Cloth Dolls. Below are some examples, information and price guides to antique and vintage Bing cloth dolls including an all-cloth doll with swivel head and a pair of Hansel…

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]]> 135 Musical Teddy Bears https://antiquesofttoys.com/musical-teddy-bears/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:21:08 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=126 Musical Teddy Bears. Some teddy bear makers inserted musical movements into their bears. Below are some examples of these bears including a German pink-tinted bear by Jopi and a rare…

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]]> 126 Bing Teddy Bears https://antiquesofttoys.com/bing-teddy-bears/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:04:04 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=119 Bing Teddy Bears. Examples, information and price guides to antique and vintage Gebruder Bing teddy bears including a clockwork bear from around 1909 and a bear on wheels, also from…

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]]> 119 Steiff Elephants https://antiquesofttoys.com/steiff-elephants/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:20:34 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=112 Steiff Elephants. Below are some examples, information and price guides to antique and vintage Steiff elephants including a mohair circus elephant with rotating head and a German studio elephant.  

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]]> 112 Steiff Kangaroos https://antiquesofttoys.com/steiff-kangaroos/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:00:17 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=106 Steiff Kangaroos. Below are some examples, information and price guides to antique and vintage Steiff kangaroos including a burlap kangaroo dating to around 1910 and a miniature velvet kangaroo.  

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]]> 106 Straw Filled Toys https://antiquesofttoys.com/straw-filled-toys/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:06:20 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=27 Straw Filled Toys. The earliest stuffing for soft toys was straw, also know as wood wool or Excelsior. It is made from long, fine wood shavings and crunches when squeezed.…

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]]> 27 Steiff Teddy Bears https://antiquesofttoys.com/steiff-teddy-bears/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 18:34:25 +0000 http://antiquesofttoys.com//?p=1 Steiff Teddy Bears. The success of the teddy bear greatly increased the sale of all the engaging stuffed animals made by Steiff. Reference: Steiff Animals by Margaret Fox Mandel. Steiff…

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