{"product_id":"vintage-cast-iron-teddy-bear-doorstop-in-sage-green-with-navy-waistcoat","title":"Vintage Cast Iron Teddy Bear Doorstop in Sage Green with Navy Waistcoat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis little bear sits with his legs stretched out in front of him, just like a toy left on the nursery floor, waiting patiently for someone to come back and play. He has dressed smartly while he waits, in a navy waistcoat with a bow tie and a heart shaped button, and he wears the faintly puzzled expression that all the best teddy bears have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is solid cast iron and painted by hand in soft sage green, his fur cast with a plush texture, with cream paw pads and dark eyes and nose. He sits on a mound of green grass flicked with yellow, above a base painted deep blue green with a cast scroll border. The back is hollow and painted white, with a long flat tab that slides under the door to hold it steady. He measures 9cm by 8cm by 10.5cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe teddy bear takes his name from President Theodore Roosevelt, who in 1902 refused to shoot a bear that had been tied up for him on a hunting trip. A cartoon of the story caught the public imagination, and within a year or two toy bears were being made on both sides of the Atlantic. A green teddy is a rarer thing than a brown one, which makes this chap all the more appealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe shows some gentle wear from his years of service: a little rubbing to the tip of his nose and ears, a few small chips on his paws and waistcoat, and some wear and rust along the edges of the base, with light rust on the tab underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProp him by a nursery or bedroom door, sit him on a bookshelf beside a row of well loved picture books, or give him to a teddy bear collector or a new arrival. Being cast iron, he is happiest where little hands can admire him rather than carry him off.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Blue Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55559954268487,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/3921\/9015\/files\/vintage-cast-iron-green-teddy-bear-door-stop-the-blue-loft-3.jpg?v=1792956677","url":"https:\/\/www.theblueloft.co.uk\/products\/vintage-cast-iron-teddy-bear-doorstop-in-sage-green-with-navy-waistcoat","provider":"The Blue Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}