Name/Title
Animal, StuffedEntry/Object ID
2006.006.02Description
One (1) small teddy bear. Belonged to Flossie Hill, born in Spotsylvania County in 1902. Lived here her entire life. Very worn from love, missing some of its hair. Leather on all four paws is also worn and are replacements from the felt originals.
This is the first bear ever made by the Steiff company. Produced in the early 1900s, it features the original "blank button" in left ear. Covered in mohair and filled with kapoc in the middle and wood wool in all appendages. Eyes are missing.