BEFORE (I only bought this stuffed dog because it was being sold online with a just-as-beat-up old bear I wanted.)
Since it's mine now, and since it is some sort of terrier, I went ahead and gave it the spa treatment (bath in sink + vacuum fluffing+ new stuffing). Turns out, it was once a bright blue.
The ribbon stank, and it shredded I washed it, so out it went. I sewed the ears to provide definition (they were like one mountain range).
AFTER: With its new eyes, it spies another terrier:
The idea is, both of these terriers ^ will go to the next online auction to raise money for Terrier Rescue (live terriers, that is).
Dating the Dog
This dog was handmade--you can tell by the hand-stitching inside, and there's no label either. Its original eyes were distinctly non-childproof: they are held on with sharp prongs (that puncture the cloth), like the pointy grips that hold a gem in a ring setting.
I found a couple McCall and Simplicity sewing patterns for dogs that looks similar, from the 1930s–40s. The U.S. started making polyester after WWII, and the toy's blue plush is definitely some petroleum-based synthetic, so I'm guessing this terrier might be from the 1950s?
Since it's mine now, and since it is some sort of terrier, I went ahead and gave it the spa treatment (bath in sink + vacuum fluffing
The ribbon stank, and it shredded I washed it, so out it went. I sewed the ears to provide definition (they were like one mountain range).
AFTER: With its new eyes, it spies another terrier:
The idea is, both of these terriers ^ will go to the next online auction to raise money for Terrier Rescue (live terriers, that is).
Dating the Dog
This dog was handmade--you can tell by the hand-stitching inside, and there's no label either. Its original eyes were distinctly non-childproof: they are held on with sharp prongs (that puncture the cloth), like the pointy grips that hold a gem in a ring setting.
I found a couple McCall and Simplicity sewing patterns for dogs that looks similar, from the 1930s–40s. The U.S. started making polyester after WWII, and the toy's blue plush is definitely some petroleum-based synthetic, so I'm guessing this terrier might be from the 1950s?
