(1950) FADAP. Tag mark BMC Brandy is a magnificent artist

Brandy is a magnificent artist bear

Date 1950 Make Chad Valley Cubby Button Label Yes Fabric  2 colour Wool Plush Size 15 ins Eyes Plastic Features Two Colours Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Rexine quite rectangular

celluloid covered button in ear and a babies hooded cardigan —21in

mother and baby

(1950) FADAP. Tag mark BMC Brandy is a magnificent artistA tag on an original horse. A French Company, Fadap (Fabrication Artistique d'Animaux en Peluche) began Teddy Bear production in 1925 from their factory in Divonne les Bains. Early Fadap Teddy Bears are rather tubby, they have long arms and thick paws. They are indeed very close in their looks to the Pintel bears but one giveaway to identifying a Fadap Teddy Bear is they tend to have upturned noses and they also have a seam under their chin. Old Fadap