Merrythought Ancestor of Cheeky PROTOTYPE 1998
Prototype 1998 Style No JP8PUN Punkinhead (prototype label in leg seam)

One of a kind - test - prototype - factory sample - factory model

(subsequently released as a Limited edition of 1000 pieces)

One of Merrythought's endearing Cheeky/Punkie teddy bears with trademark bells in ears.
Around 8 inches tall, handmade in Shropshire England, mohair and fully jointed.
Brown mohair with cream inner ears and chest wearing orange felt shorts.

The Ancestor of Cheeky was based on the Punkinhead made for a Canadian
department store from the late 1940s.