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    Nov 11, 2020 3 minutes

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    This teddy has been in our family for quite some time. I don’t think it was made by Steiff. I would like to know how old you think it is. And, secondly, if it is worth getting him repaired professionally. As you can see, he is a little threadbare! He also has something hard in his stomach, but I don’t know what it is.

    Sarah Wilson, Southampton

    This much-loved teddy was probably made during the 1920s. It is difficult to be sure of a maker – it could be French, but my instinct says that it’s British, but not

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