Merrythought micro Cheeky South of the Border teddy bear

One of Merrythought's endearing Cheeky teddy bears with trademark bells in ears.
Around 6 inches tall, handmade in Shropshire England, mohair and fully jointed.

Wearing mexican straw sombrero hat and poncho

Limited edition No 8 of 250

Made exclusively for Tide-Rider Inc USA
Tide Rider was the distributer for Merrythought teddy bears in the US
(in the 1980s Merrythought collaborated with Tide-Rider to export new collector lines to the USA)

(no b or stl)