THIS IS A RARE REINHOLD HANKE CHARACTER BEAR STEIN #1455 WITH THE BODY ONLY.   WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ONE LIKE IT.   IT'S MARKED #1455 & GERMANY ON BOTTOM.   THERE ARE  NO CRACKS OR CHIPS THAT WE FOUND.   STILL NICE PATINA-

TRANSLATED GERMAN

"IT IS BETTER TO BE A DRINKER AND CONTEND
AND CONDEND WITH THE HANGOVERS THAN 
TO WORK HARD ALL THE TIME."

THE BEAR IN THIS CASE REPRESENTS A HANGOVER
AS IN "WRESTLING WITH A BEAR".

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