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SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75
SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75

SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75" LATE 40'S

$ 261.88

Availability: 15 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Size: 3.75 INCHES HIGH
  • Condition: GORGEOUS LIKE NEW NEAR MINT CONDITION
  • Color: Gold
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Modified Item: No
  • Brand: Schuco
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Features: Handmade
  • Animal: Bear
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Personalized: No

    Description

    SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE YES NO MINIATURE RARE GOLD MOHAIR BEAR, 3.75" LATE 40'S
    CONDITION:  GORGEOUS NEAR MINT - LIKE NEW  VERY RARE GOLDEN MOHAIR PURCHASED BETWEEN 1949-1951
    WRAPPED AND STORED FOR OVER 70 PLUS YEARS.
    THIS  MINIATURE SCHUCO JANUS TWO FACE BEAR HAS A SWIVEL HEAD THAT ON ONE SIDE IS "NICE" AND THE BACK SIDE IS "NAUGHTY" WITH WIDE EYES AND TONGUE STICKING OUT.  ON THE "NICE" SIDE, THE EYES ARE BLACK METAL BEAD AND HAS BLACK STITCHED NOSE AND MOUTH.  ON THE "NAUGHTY" SIDE THE BLACK METAL BEAD IS SITTING ON A WHITE METAL DISC , HAS A  BLACK METAL NOSE, AND A WHITE METAL MOUTH WITH RED TONGUE STICKING OUT. FAR FEWER TONGUES POINT DOWN LIKE THIS ONE.
    THERE IS A BRASS KNOB ON THE BOTTOM THAT TURNS THE HEAD 360 DEGREES AND ALSO DOES YES & NO.
    HE HAS FULLY JOINTED MOVABLE LIMBS  THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO CHANGE POSITION.
    THE GOLDEN MOHAIR IS RARE AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION ESPECIALLY FOR A 70 PLUS YEAR OLD TEDDY BEAR.  OTHER GOLD MOHAIR ISN'T AS BRIGHT GOLD BECAUSE THE MOHAIR WAS BETTER IN THE 40'S AND THIS BEAR WAS NEVER IN THE LIGHT OR HANDLED.
    IF YOU COMPARE NEWER  VERSIONS WITH THIS OLDER VERSION YOU CAN SEE THIS JANUS BEAR IS BETTER QUALITY AND HAS SHARPER DEFINITION IN THE FACE. THE EARLY VERSION'S NOSE WAS SHAVED FOR A SHARPER NOSE APPEARANCE.   LOOK CLOSELY AND SEE.
    I WILL BE SELLING OTHER SCHUCO ITEMS THAT WERE ALL PURCHASED IN GERMANY BY MY HUSBAND'S FATHER BETWEEN 1949-1951.  A CONFUSING FACTOR IS THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE JANUS LINE WAS THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1954.  BUT MY FATHER-IN-LAW LEFT GERMANY IN 1951.  MY HUSBAND DOES NOT BELIEVE HIS DAD EVER RETURNED TO GERMANY AGAIN.
    BETWEEN 1946-1949 THE SCHUCO FACTORY OPERATED AT A 25% CAPACITY MAKING HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE AND TOYS ON A SMALL SCALE.  IT'S POSSIBLE WITH THE LOW PRODUCTION OF TOYS BETWEEN THE 1946-1949 YEARS AND THE FACT THAT ALL THE OTHER SCHUCO TOYS I HAVE LISTED WERE MADE BETWEEN THESE YEARS; THAT THE JANUS BEAR COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN MADE EARLIER THAN WHAT OTHERS BELIEVE.  ALSO SOME OF THE FINER DETAIL QUALITY IN THE FACE COULD POINT IN THAT DIRECTION AS WELL.