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Charming Early 20th Century Steiff Bear on Wheels
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Charming Early 20th Century Steiff Bear on Wheels

1920 - 1940
Description

This is a really charming playworn bear most probably by Steiff on cast metal wheels dating from the early 20th century circa 1930. The bear has boot button eyes and stitched cotton nose with traditional wood shavings filled mohair body.

The bear is in really lovely playworn condition with a great look and still wheels around playfully.

This is a gorgeous bear looking for a new home.

He measures 27 cms high by 43 cms wide and 14 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Steiff Bear on Wheels to the 1930s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09524439
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques Date1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 90-120 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1930s:
Four-spoke cast iron wheels on rod axles: early toy running gear.
Dark boot-button eyes: common practice before moulded safety eyes became standard.
Mohair pile rubbed down to the coarse woven canvas: honest play wear.
Hand-stitched black floss nose and claws: standard early soft-toy finishing.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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This is a really charming playworn bear most probably by Steiff on cast metal wheels dating from the early 20th century circa 1930.
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The bear has boot button eyes and stitched cotton nose with traditional wood shavings filled mohair body.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels.
fig 1. Charming Early 20th Century Steiff Bear on Wheels

The bear is in really lovely playworn condition with a great look and still wheels around playfully.

This is a gorgeous bear looking for a new home.

He measures 27 cms high by 43 cms wide and 14 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Steiff Bear on Wheels to the 1930s.

Independent Date Report ID 09524439
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques dating1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 90-120 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1930s:
Four-spoke cast iron wheels on rod axles: early toy running gear.
Dark boot-button eyes: common practice before moulded safety eyes became standard.
Mohair pile rubbed down to the coarse woven canvas: honest play wear.
Hand-stitched black floss nose and claws: standard early soft-toy finishing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels.
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Archive I An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels.

Charming Early 20th Century Steiff Bear on Wheels

Archive II An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View II
Archive III An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View III
Archive IV An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View IV
Archive V An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View V
Archive VI An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View VI
Archive VII An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels. View VII
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Rams Head Antiques
Telephone 07769 255 544
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Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2014
Items For Sale 326
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An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels.
Charming Early 20th Century Steiff Bear On Wheels
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An early twentieth-century off-white mohair Steiff bear standing quadrupedally on four metal wheels.
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  • ObjectSoft Toys
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialMohair, Metal, Glass
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsMohair fur, Metal castors, Glass eyes, Quadruped pose

This early twentieth-century soft toy takes the form of a quadruped bear on four metal castors, dating from the Edwardian period circa 1930. The piece employs an off-white mohair fur body filled with traditional wood shavings, complemented by black glass boot button eyes and a dark stitched cotton nose. Visible details include playworn fabric with thinning hair, visible structural seams around the head and limbs, and small cast metal wheels attached beneath the feet. It measures 27 cm high by 43 cm wide and 14 cm deep. In a modern home, this decorative object suits placement on a living room bookshelf or within an English Country House styled interior as a display piece.

FAQs

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, prominent German toy manufacturers such as Steiff began producing stuffed mohair animals mounted on sturdy steel frames with wheels. These served dual roles as pull-along companions and ride-on toys for young children.

Authentic period pieces were constructed using a natural woven mohair fleece skin packed tightly with excelsior wood wool stuffing. The internal frame and castors were fashioned from cast iron or steel, while eyes were typically made of glass or shoe buttons.

Authenticity is frequently indicated by signature ear fasteners such as the metal Button in Ear, along with distinct hand-stitched nose and claw features, proportional glass eyes, and heavy cast iron spoked wheels.

Designers frequently position these sculpted antique figures as visual accent pieces on open bookshelves, sideboard tops, or styled inside glass vitrines alongside architectural books and vintage ceramics.

Keep the item in a temperature-controlled environment away from direct sunlight, which causes mohair fading and drying. Regular gentle dusting with a soft brush and preventative moth protection are essential for preservation.
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