Charming vintage mohair plush Anton Kiesewetter Petz Germany Chimp
40 cm or 16 inches tall
25 cm or 10 inches tall sitting
ID milk glass chest button with red imprint
Embroidered US Zone Germany Original Petz seam tag
US Zone dates him to 1947 to 1953
Fully jointed
Amber brown glass eyes, no chips, felt eyelids
One felt eyelid missing
Peach felt face, ears, hands and feet
One hole in one hand where wire pokes through
Some inner wire oxidization show through on felt hands, dark marks on felt
Non working squeaker
Curly golden brown tipped mohair plush
Thinning wear to mohair on one inside elbow area
Wearing modern pink satin neck ribbon
Petz,
a trademark of Anton Kiesewetter, Coburg Germany, founded in 1849 began
making bears in 1921. Their Petz trademark, a German colloquial term
for bear, was created in 1947 and their iconic milk glass chest buttons
were sewn to their animal's chests starting in the early 1950s. Sadly,
their company closed in 1967 due to the influx of cheaper Asian imports.