What a wonderful small Classic Teddy Bear. It is a Northern American Brown Bear # 956.

What a great addition to a Teddy Bear collectors collection or would make a great gift to some one who loves Teddy Bears.

It is a extremely hard to find one that is in this good of condition. It has the original tags on it.  It was produced in 1983 and the item number is 956.

I found him and a large one ( listed in by Ebay Store under Plush), in a Estate Sale and they both were in plastic bags. Luckily they are in pristine condition.

He has the original tag on his body and you can read the information that the Avanti Company wrote about it.

Here is a litle history about the Wallace Berrie Company. Wallace Berrie bought the Applause company, a division of Knickerbocker toys, in 1982. The whole business was later renamed Applause inc. 

The Avanti line first introduced by Wallace Berrie was continued by Applause in a smaller number of colors and sizes.

The Avanti line was designed by Riccardo Chiavetta of Jocky Rome and the word Jockline was added. Wallace Berrie acquired the world marketing rights in 1982.

Extremely cuddly the bears are reminiscent of those made by Aux Nations,  where Chiavetta had worked previously.

No Rips or tears. Please look at all the pictures as they are part of the description

Measures Approx. 16" x 16" x 12"