This delightful Chiltern Bruin cub dates to the early 1950s and is called Mr Jingle.  This is due to his torso containing an ingenious, internal jingle mechanism. It’s a small cardboard structure with multiple holes and a metal pin inside each one. A small dangly weight hangs at the top and, whenever he’s moved, shaken or tipped up, the weight swings and strikes each of the metal pins, creating a distinct tingling or jingling ‘ting-a-ling’ sound.

Woodwool-stuffed, Mr Jingle stands 30cm (12″) tall on flat carded feet. He’s all original, with amber glass eyes, and a black-embroidered nose and mouth. His pads are rexine, showing a little surface wear – more so to his feet which have a few splits where his carded soles have worn through.

He has a full set of claws, along with an inset clipped muzzle, that matches the linings of his ears, and tops of his feet.  Made of faded beige mohair, the coverage is very good despite some overall thinning. His joints work fine and, overall, he’s a lovely sturdy bear.

Mr Jingle is dressed in his green knitted slipover, pinned with a vintage ‘KF’ badge (no idea what that stands for!), along with an old Liberty print silk neck ribbon. Also, in case his Tingaling mechanism ever wears out, he sports a bell round his neck as back-up!