Featured Hello and "Joyeuses Paques" from 64 France..Lucky draw 4me with ancient soft toys.

Part of Easter good cause Lotery,won this bulk of quite old soft toys bulk...Love my monkey which still works with original key..!!! The rest is soft teddy bear,dog,even scary cat with green eyes....not sure they are french..?? One bear has got german color scarf..No label..??? Well...Thought one was a Mickey mouse...But dont think so...For sure not big value in auction..But interesting to know a little bit more about them..??? If you can...???? Not yet having grand children...And not so sure old soft toys like that will please them...????? Any advices ,comments,expertise or so on will be as always apreciated....Happy Easter to all of you with " Moderation on Valrhona Chocolate" Crdlt JJb

 

I know nothing about stuffed toys, but looks like there are some older ones there, and some really cute ones! Bonjour de Canada!

 

Ancient should be reserved for things that are thousands of years old not just older than you.

 

Or of course for some politicians in office for far too long. I know zero about stuffies but these look "well-loved" in collector terminology.

 

Bonjour from sunny Biarritz...!!! Just would like to have some infos reg those teddies...How old are they..and Where are they born..???

 

I'm not a toy collector, so I have no idea except to say that some are maybe near antique (100 years old). I know some of the members are very knowledgeable about dolls, maybe they can chime in...

 

I am certainly no expert. To me however, none look older than the 60s (at best).

 

Got other news..?? Might be Soviet 1930/40...???? Without proof...????

 

Not sure exactly what you mean but here in England, these sort of things are everywhere. I walk past them in charity shops, car boots, inter alia, never buy them. They just have no collector value intrinsically. If someone wanted to replace one from their childhood that would be different.

None are quality...plastic components, few areas of articulation. If they were from the earlier eras you mentioned, here ... then they would be totally different and nicer quality, generally.
I only have a few bears but all mine are much older except one I had as a child.

 

Could well be. Excelsior was mostly rubber by the 60s. Didn't mean to imply that articulated joints equalled old, just better quality and generally older were made better overall. Still not convinced they are older though.