Sold(1915-20) Mr Bertie French Smiles is a solid bear

Smiles is a solid bear another character with the same unusual nose as Maeve

This is Mr Merry who retains his label and button

the originals were underneath with a tiny piece of fabric on her left pawpad with the name Nina embroidered on it

From her beautiful amber glass eyes to her black horizontal and mouth stitching

Sold(1915-20) Mr Bertie French Smiles is a solid bearSOLD These bears are Chad Smiles bears, one of the very first Chad bears made during their experimental period. There was a postcard of a smiling little girl, a smiling doll and a smiling Chad bear like this one, from which they were then known as Smiles bears. Bertie is a huge bear, a bear with quite a character. He has replaced safety eyes, replaced paws and pads. His mohair is sparse and his ear needs a stitch. He has cuts and grazes conducive with