Antique Soft Toys https://antiquesofttoys.com/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Soft Toys Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:14:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 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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Plush Fabric https://antiquesofttoys.com/plush-fabric/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:59:48 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=266 Plush fabric is a soft, synthetic fur which can be long or short and velvety. It is often used in soft toy manufacturing as it is cheaper than mohair and…

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Leather https://antiquesofttoys.com/leather/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:24:07 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=255 Leather soft toys are very rare and are usually aimed at the home decor market. However, lit has often been used as accessories for soft toys such as teddy bears…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kapok https://antiquesofttoys.com/kapok/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:47:03 +0000 https://antiquesofttoys.com/?p=90 Kapok is a silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree used for insulation and stuffing for pillows, mattresses, etc as well as soft toys such as teddies and other animals.…

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