WW1 Soldier Bear replica Christopher George Jones

During WW1 many Soldiers took with them a little bear given by their loved ones which had eyes high up on it's head so that he peeped out of their top pockets of their uniforms. 

I started making my version of these bears many years ago and often name them after Soldiers that died during the war.

Christopher George Jones was a Soldier during WW1 and sadly died  aged 35.

I have named this white bear after him.

Christopher George Jones is made from white mohair that I have plucked, shaded him light grey and waxed. He has 2 odd eyes, one small clear eye and the other a larger blue glass eye to make him look like he has had many repairs over the years. He has a stitched, waxed nose.

He is fully jointed and stuffed with Kapok,a natural product from the Kapok tree, used in many early bears.

He has tiny steel discs in his body for a nice weight and comes wearing a red, white and blue ribbon with a rusty old safety pin and a "hope" charm attached.

You can reserve  any of the Scruffs with a £15 non refundable deposit for up to 5 weeks.

Tracked 24,  at a cost of £4.99 with notifications for the recipient, works really well and usually arrives next working day for UK customers.

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