Wölkchen Teddy Bear by Hermann-Coburg

Teddy Bears stuffed with excelsior – a true treasure

Teddy Bears stuffed with excelsior belong to the rarity treasure of the Teddy Bear world and are only rarely offered on the collector’s market today. What used to be the daily work of the Teddy Bear makers in former times, has become a valuable and rare treasure today. Worldwide there are only a handful of experts who are still familiar with the traditonal art of excelsior stuffing. Years of training, muscle strength and an artistic sense for styling are necessary to carry out this very time-consuming work. Only very old and long-standing manufactures have still the knowledge today, how Teddy Bears can be stuffed with excelsior according to old example, so that nowadays excelsior stuffed Teddy Bears are hardly to find.

For almost 100 years, we have cultivated the tradition of stuffing our Teddy Bears with excelsior and we have preserved for us this knowledge untill today. This gives our Teddy Bears their exceptional value and makes them to uncomparable and unique creatures with value-preserving character.

Made in Germany

All HERMANN Ornament Bears are crafted by hand in Coburg/Germany in a limited edition of only 500 pieces for each model. Each Bear is given the full HERMANN treatment. They have a size of about 11 cm (4 ½ inches) and are made of fine German mohair. They are 5-times jointed with movable head, arms and legs. A golden-coloured cord is sewn into the head for hanging. Each Bear wears for identification of its genuineness the HERMANN- Coburg neck-mark in triangle form, which is riveted into the back of the head. Each Bear is individually numbered. A little gold-plated metal plate is riveted into the left thigh on which the individual number is scribed. All HERMANN Ornament Bears are created by the own HERMANN design studio in Coburg and protected by copyright. Each Bear comes with a certificate of authenticity. All HERMANN Ornament Bears are highclass collectible items for adults and no toy. Age grade: only for the adult collector, age 14 and over. The used materials may vary in colours from the illustration.

HERMANN-Spielwaren, now located in Coburg-Cortendorf / Germany, is one of the oldest still existing Teddybear companies worldwide. Founded 1920 in Neufang near Sonneberg / Thuringia the history goes back to the year 1913, when Max Hermann manufactrued his first Teddybear together with his brother Arthur and his sister Adelheid.

The company is famous for there extraordinary designs, there craftmanship, there exclusive small editions and that each bear, made in Coburg / Germany is a own personality. Each bear is made by highskilled longtime employees, many of them work over 10 years for HERMANN-Spielwaren.

Each wellknown teddybear book features the designs and also the Teddybear magacines are in close contact the the company for new styles. Des Chef-Designer is Ulla Hermann, granddaughter of the founder. Her Teddybears won famous Awards, like the TOBY Industry’s and Public’s Choice Award, the Golden Teddy Award or the TED worldwide Award.