Original Eden Paddington Bear Excellent Condition Start Price GBP 14.99 Current Price GBP 14.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 02, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location Waltham Abbey See more about 'Original Eden Paddington Bear Excellent Condition' Description Looking for a new loving home this Original Eden Paddington Bear, he is approx 19" in height and is in excellent condition with original tags, coat, hat and boots, He has not been to peru lately as he has been wrapped in acid free tissue papper and stored in a box. ;0) This Paddy bear has the 1998 Backstamp on his boats so would have been the last to come from the Eden Factory as they Ceased Trading in this year. A LITTLE INFORMATION EDEN BEARS     In 1975, 3 years after Gabrielle Designs first started making their Paddingtons in the UK, Eden Toys acquired the North American rights to produce a Paddington Bear soft toy.The original Eden Bears were noticeably different to their British counterparts. First of all, the bears themselves were much softer as they were designed to appeal to a younger market and secondly, the first Eden bears were all sold wearing a pale blue duffle coat, yellow hat and no boots.In due course Eden Toys found that the appeal of Paddington spanned a far broader age range than they had originally anticipated and so they diversified their range accordingly, eventually introducing a standing, booted version, red and blue colour combinations, a Paddington dressed in yellow slicker and sou’wester and others dressed in outfits such as a doctor, golfer, baseball, soccer and tennis player.Eden, who manufactured their bears in the far East, were able to make them in much larger quantities than the ones made by Gabrielle Designs in the UK and so in due course they sold them throughout the World. However, not all Eden bears were made in large numbers and they also made a number of their designs in limited editions.In 1998 Eden llc (formerly Eden Toys) ceased trading and so it is no longer possible to buy new versions of their bears. However a new plush licence was recently granted to the American company Yottoy who have introduced a delightful 10" version of Paddington to their range of plush. Check out my other items! Please do not hesitate to email me if you have a question concerning this or any of our auctions.Paypal accepted , Cheques & Postal Orders. Overseas Bidders Paypal only.Insurance does NOT cover breakage's and that is why we pride ourselves on our packing skills and every effort is made to ensure that your order arrives safely and as described.   Postage Terms All of our items will be sent 1st class recorded and this is quoted for in the postage and packing details,if you require Special delivery or any other service please email before bidding so that we can give you postage quotes. Overseas buyers please remember postage is not cheap and china and pottery is heavy, please email before bidding if you are at all concerned about postage costs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Place a Bid!