BEAR # 209 ARTIST: REBECCA BOLEN &
SHARYN BRAEUNIG of OLDE FRIENDS BEAR COMPANY
SOLD
Rebecca Bolen
and Sharyn Braeunig started Olde Friends Bear Company in 1994, soon moving their
business to restored building in Hayesville, Ohio. This is the McIntosh
Apple Bear, a 13" fully jointed tan mohair creation with small black glass eyes
and black embroidered nose and mouth. He has felt paw pads and wears a
plaid kilt and beret with a feather on it. A gold apple pin holds his sash
in place. He's from 1999, part of a
limited edition
of only 100 bears.