Please meet Gulliver, a Gund or Knickerbocker Teddy Bear

Please meet Gulliver, a large Gund or Knickerbocker Teddy bear.  He doesn't have any tags, so I don't know who his maker is, and he's not saying.   His head isn't jointed at all, but he has good movement in his arms and legs.  He has those classic starburst plastic eyes.  He's 20 inches tall and he's had plenty of honey to eat, so he weighs 3 pounds!  He could use a bath, too, but he's a little tempermental, so I don't want to bring it up.

I bought Gulliver at an auction in 2009.  I cleaned him up a little bit, but he was resistant to having a sponge bath, so I just let him be.  He sat in a little chair in the dining room for the longest time and was feeling a little restless.   

Gulliver spent a lot of time in New York City sweeping the city streets.   He's seen a lot of things in his time (both good and bad), but he's become quite silent about his experiences.   He doesn't like to live in the past.  He rather likes the sunshine now.   He doesn't care if sun is bad for his mohair fur.  He also likes to putter around the garden.  He's planning on moving to the West Coast because he says he'd like to lounge around poolside and put on dark sunglasses or watch the sun go down, but he assures me he'll come back to visit some day.   I'll miss him.