Hi Laura,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

This looks very much like a mohair bear made by the Knickerbocker Toy Company, a historic American toy maker. The company was originally founded in Albany, NY, in 1869 and later moved to Middlesex, NJ. It began as a maker of educational wood toys like lithographed alphabet blocks and puzzles, then expanded into plush toys including teddy bears in the early 1920s, with stitched-in permanent labels beginning in 1925. Most Knickerbocker bears had long mohair fur, glass eyes and long jointed limbs and bodies; while most didn't have growlers - the metal disc you feel from the back - some did.

The well-loved condition of this bear undoubtedly represents how cherished it was by its previous owners but that will negatively impact it's current market value, now in the range of $75-125.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

An antique mohair jointed teddy bear
Attributed to the Knickerbocker Toy Company, circa 1920-1925
Unlabled. With long cinnamon mohair fur and tan felt muzzle and paw pads, sewn nose, center seam and inclosing a now disfunctional growler.
17-18 inches long.
CONDITION: Worn with losses to its glass eyes, nose, fur and paw felt.
PROVENANCE: Acquired from an estate sale.
$ 75-125*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia