Freshly CleanedVery Rare Early 1970’s Stumpy Gabrielle Designs Paddington Bear. This wonderful little chap is a real gem and collectors piece, a very rare early 1970’s Stumpy in gorgeous clean, fluffy and near mint condition. Paddington himself would have been made pre registration, having no registration silk label on his back and slightly bigger than the later Stumpies. He has the luggage label showing registration and he would have been made just before they were starting to register their bears, which was in 1972. This makes him 47 years old! In 1971, Shirley Clarkson first made Paddington bears to give to friends and family. These bears which were made just before this Paddington I have listed were slightly different. Much smaller almost flat dimpled nose with no peak, rounder face and high set forward facing eyes. This was the start of the beloved Gabrielle Designs Paddington Bear. Why is this early Stumpy bear so special? These early Stumpy bears had no silk label on their backs. The next generation Stumpies had a small silk label showing Gabrielle Designs, hand made in Britain with registration number. Later bears, mid to late 1970’s have a much larger label stating countries of registration. It will also show 1972 at the bottom. This is not the year that bear was made. This is the year Gabrielle Designs Registered their bears, 1972. Due to the popularity, these later bears became more mass produced. Later bears had no dimples and are larger. Slightly larger body than the later Stumpies. Hand stuffed making them stockier and firm. Wider space between the legs. Luggage label “Please look after this bear”, without the “Thank you”. Stumpy, circular felt foot pads, with no hint of a toe. Later bears were oval shaped as a toe was added, when upset children saw that their Paddington’s had no feet! Size 4 Dunlop Wellies. Thicker wool felt coat, that really kept it’s shape. He has had a treatment at Paddington Spa, meticulously cleaned from sticky marmalade sandwiches! , brushed and most importantly… Treated incase of any hidden moth larvae that can lye hidden. I have not used any insecticide, just a good old fashioned method, that I have found works. I do this to all my Paddington’s and their original clothes. Nobody wants moths hatching in their home and especially not Paddington now he is all freshly cleaned and brushed, ready for his new home. As can be seen in the many pictures, he has come up looking clean and fluffy and would make a wonderful gift for someone special or even a gift to yourself. Please see my feedback from previous happy Paddington buyers. Rare first edition, Stumpy Gabrielle Paddington Bear. His fur is beautifully thick, clean and fluffy. Handstuffed, stocky and firm. Original Brown Felt Hat with Safety Pin. Original Blue Duffle Coat with all 4 Toggles. Freshly cleaned and in great clean condition. There are barely noticeable as they are so tiny, surface moth nibbles to the back of his coat. These are on the surface and not produced a hole. Please see last picture. This is one of Gabrielle’s better made coats, made with a thick strong felt. Original luggage label “Please look after this bear” without the “Thank you”. This is in great condition no tears or marks, very slight creasing. Original Gabrielle Blue Dunlop Wellies, size 4. Immaculate, clean inside and out and shiny. Bright eyes, perfectly aligned and unscratched. Cutest strawberry dimpled nose, clean and unscratched. Circular cinnamon felt feet intact, no moth holes. Original Paddington vintage card train ticket to tuck into his pocket. I have many vintage tickets and happy to change to a ticket close to where you live or a place of fond memories. I will always mention any defects, moth holes and include them in my photos. The price of my Paddington’s reflects the time it takes to meticulously and carefully clean them, bringing them back to near enough the condition they were in, the day they were first made. The cleaning process takes time but is worth it in the end to see the end result and receive the feedback from happy buyers. Whoever buys him will not be disappointed and hope it will be his forever home to love and cherish for many years to come. Being so rare, he is a real collectors piece that will increase in value. Paddington will be carefully wrapped and sent with Hermes courier, signed for. I try and describe my items as accurately as I can and only sell items that I would like to receive myself. Any questions please do ask. Thank you for looking :. The item “Freshly CleanedVery Rare Early 1970’s Stumpy Gabrielle Designs Paddington Bear” is in sale since Monday, August 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Dolls & Bears\Bears\Paddington”. The seller is “codi-012″ and is located in Chertsey. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay.
- Size: 18″
- Bundle Listing: Yes
- Character: Paddington Bear
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Gabrielle Designs: Stumpy
- Stumpy Paddington Bear: Pre Registration
- Animal: Bear
- Year: Early 1970’s
- Features: Antique
- Main Colour: Gold
- Occasion: collectable
- Brand: Gabrielle Designs