Sold (1907) Mrs Heck For Sale £850 Chad Harborne Richard Diem founded his teddy

Richard Diem founded his teddy bear factory in 1896

1949: advertised “Factory with toys stuffed with soft material

brown and black glass eyes

Date 1910 Make Bing Button   Label Fabric Mohair blond Size 9 ins Eyes B Button Features Good mohair

Sold (1907) Mrs Heck For Sale £850 Chad Harborne Richard Diem founded his teddyMrs Heck is a very rare Hecla. She is mohair, stuffed with woodwool, with felt paws. Her paws and feet all have original stitching on them (claws). This company began making bears to be Americas answer to the successful German Steiff bear. The company made their bears to be almost identical to Steiff bears, they even imported the mohair from Germany! Yet, the company did not advertise much and was out of business in two years. These adorable and