Casgliadau Arlein

'Steiff' type bear with pointed nose; articulated limbs at shoulder, hip and neck; the bear has blonde plush fur and is stuffed firmly with wood straw; facial features consist of two glass eyes and an embroidered nose (black cotton thread); the pads of all four paws are covered in a fawn coloured cotton jersey (not original); claws are stitched on in cotton thread; bear is wearing a suit of brown coruroy with brass buttons (decorative) and is fastened with 7 sets of press studs; he also wears a red spotted viscose bow tie (both suit and bow tie are non-original); there is a voice mechanism inside of the bear's torso but this is no longer working.

Owned by May Susannah Baker in Gelli, Rhondda, c.1910