Description: NORTH AMERICAN BEAR CO V.I.B'S (Very Important Bears) Lauren Bearcall BEAR RARE VINTAGE! 1987 Super rare vintage. In excellent condition, clean bear clothes. Includes the furcoat, hat, and tag. In the mid-1970s, New Yorker Barbara Isenberg searched store inventories of plush toys and found them wanting. Isenberg wanted for her own young son a teddy bear with the quality, charm, and soothing textures she recalled from her own childhood. So, she started the North American Bear Company (NABCO) to produce just such a toy. Isenberg called on a fashion-designer friend Odl Bauer to make a bear from an old sweatshirt that would be soft, cuddly, and unlike anything on the market. The toy Bauer designed evolved into Albert the Running Bear, a classic teddy bear in a jogging suit that appealed to children and adults. Isenberg oversaw the design and development of NABCO products and turned finances, sales, inventory, and order fulfillment over to her partner and brother, Paul Levy. A year after Albert the Running Bear appeared, NABCO offered a series of bears made of velour dressed and named to recall famous people and celebrities or VIBs (Very Important Bears) such as William Shakesbear, Humphrey Beargart, and Chef Bearnaise. All of our items are sanitary and stored in an ionized dust free environment. Ships with care. Gift wrapped upon request.
Price: 89.99 USD
Location: Santa Monica, California
End Time: 2024-09-22T21:08:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 29.99 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Eye Color: Black
Antique: No
Character: Lauren Bearcall
Size: 20 in
Items Included: Clothing, Costume
Material: Fabric
Year Manufactured: 1980
Animal Species: Bear
Franchise: Very Important Bear (V.I.B.)
Vintage: Yes
Brand: North American Bear Company
Bear Color: burgandy
Type: Character Bear
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20 in
Collection: Very Important Bear (V.I.B.)
Theme: Historical Figures
Features: Collector's Edition, Collector Bear, Retired, With Accessories, With Clothes
Time Period Manufactured: 1980-1989
