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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

£4,000 for a teddy bear?! How cuddly toys became luxury items

Ten identical traditional teddies, each wearing a suit or other traditional upper-class gentleman's outfit
A snip … Hamley’s well-dressed gentleman bears Photograph: PR image

Name: Teddy bears.

Age: 124 years old.

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