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Bring me you blind, armless, lame and sick. I will heal them and with a little loving care give them a new lease of life . Here are some examples of what can be achieved. |
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When I was a baby my father served in the British army, posted to Germany at the end of the war. He bought back a teddy bear for me which he got in exchange for some of his rations, I now know it was a Steiff. When I was about 16 I got home one day to find the dog had got into my room and chewed my bear. Mum had put it in the garbage, which had been collected. It took me a long time to forgive her, I never forgave the dog.
This is probably why I love restoring old mohair bears, send them in any condition, I will do my very best. You'd be amazed what a holiday in the English countryside can do for your old ted.
Please note that I specialise in old and antique jointed bears. I do not repair acrylic, foam filled, sheepskin or real fur bears.
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1909 Steiff Big Ted had large holes on his muzzle, his paws were all damaged, his growl broken and his stuffing had collapsed. I covered the old paws, patched the holes and repaired the bellows growl mechanism. Then replaced the portion of stuffing which had turned to sawdust. With a surface clean and a new nose he looks great for his age. |
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Pedigree bear. Ted got a little grubby and floppy. He just needed a good clean and some new paws to make him feel good again.
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Little Brown Steiff Bear This little teddy was savaged by the family dog. His arm and ear torn, body punctured. He had the holes in his body and ear patched, his arm stitched up and the filling replaced. |
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1960's Steiff Zotty bear Katie bear arrived minus the front of her head, with damaged foot pads and broken growl. I dyed felt and mohair to match the original colours before giving her a new muzzle and replacing the torn foot pads. Finally she got a new growl and let us know how pleased she was. |
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Fred bear Fred arrived in shreds, a forlorn old ted. He was cleaned up and the remaining body parts hand stitched onto a new backing. He got new 'antiqued' paws, invisible darning on worn parts of his limbs, and was put back together.
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Modern Steiff Teddy Cyril needed a good clean. He had his legs and toes patched. All of his limbs were tearing at the joints, so they were patched up and the joints replaced.
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| Each repair is very different
and it would be impossible
to quote firmly before seeing the damaged bear. The cost of a repair can be roughly
estimated if you send a
photograph, by post or e.mail, together with a description of the repairs you would like carried
out. When you post the bear please insure the parcel, special delivery is good in the U.K. I will ask you to include the cost of return postage, then if you decide not to go ahead or I consider the bear too weak to repair, I can return it immediately. I contact you before going ahead if the cost of repair is not near the rough estimate once I have seen the bear . When the repair is completed I send a picture and final bill. The bear is returned once payment is cleared. If a repair is not paid for within 30 days the bear will be forfeit and sold to recoup costs. Should your bear require an extensive restoration taking a long time, I will update you mid-process to set your mind at rest. I know how much your old bear means to you and will handle it with the love and care it deserves. Please click here to contact me by e.mail |
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If you are in the U.S.A here are the web addresses of a few American repairers who may be able to help. |
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I have taken these from bear publications, I have no personal knowledge of their work. Please check out their web sites to satisfy yourself before sending any repairs. |
