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Teddy bear replica
A small teddy bear with a faded pink ribbon round the neck with a luggage label 'WHITE STAR LINE Cabin Baggage Cabin Crew on RMS Titanic Sailing 10th April, 1912'.
Replica of teddy bear given to Gaspare Luigi Gatti formerly restaurant manager of Ritz Hotel, London by his son Vittorio before the voyage. He drowned, the bear survived and was returned to his widow. Now in Ribchester Museum of Childhood. Original bear made by Gebruder Bing ca. 1904.
Maker: Merrythought, Ironbridge, Shropshire
In hinged cardboard display box with a coloured picture of the line on the exterior
Replica of teddy bear given to Gaspare Luigi Gatti formerly restaurant manager of Ritz Hotel, London by his son Vittorio before the voyage. He drowned, the bear survived and was returned to his widow. Now in Ribchester Museum of Childhood. Original bear made by Gebruder Bing ca. 1904.
Maker: Merrythought, Ironbridge, Shropshire
In hinged cardboard display box with a coloured picture of the line on the exterior
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA3060 |
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| Collection: | Toys, games and music |
| Type: | Toy |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Merrythought |
| Date made: | After 1912 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Lord-MacQuitty Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 232 x 127 x 123 mm |