Hankster is a 15″ Aetna bear. His once white mohair has faded to a creamy lamb shade. He has original reverse painted glass eyes, five rust floss claws on each paw and foot. Original pads with one small hole on hand that I have placed a piece of felt in. Card lined feet and original rust floss nose and mouth. He is a rare 1907 bear with a nice humpback and prominent profile.

About Aetna Teddy Bears

• Aetna Toy Animal Co. was founded in 1901 in New York. From 1906 until 1915 they sold the Aetna-bear, which originally was called the Keystone-bear.
• Aetna trademark: The Aetna Toy Animal Company marked their Teddy Bears with a black, printed, oval line around their name, which was placed on the right feet.
• Teddy Bears from Aetna are very rare, especially outside the USA, because the company only made bears for a couple of years.

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