Annie is a rather adorable 9.5" Steiff bear, dating to around 1908. She has pretty good mohair coverage for a lady of almost 100 years old! Sadly she lost her Steiff button many years ago, but even worse than that, she lost her right arm as well! I don't know how this came to be, seeing as she was in this condition when she came to live with me. I imagine it might have been the case that she was carried around by that arm in her younger days, when she was most likely a child's toy. This could have caused a lot of damage to the arm and it may have been too difficult to repair, hence the "amputation". Of course there could be a whole range of reasons for her arm being removed, and no amount of speculation will yield any definitive answers!
Little Annie is a cheery little soul despite having lost her arm. She doesn't seem to mind one bit, but then she is happy with the company she keeps; Annie and Fritz are always together, you see.
Annie's mohair is in good condition and she has good coverage, as I mentioned above. She retains her original nose stitching and original boot button eyes. She has, however, lost her mouth stitching. Despite this, she still looks like a happy little girl to me!
Here Annie is pictured wearing a shawl that was hand-knitted for her myself, and some "precious pearls" (!) around her neck (she likes a bit of glamour!)
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