Polar Bears

The Polar Bears The polar bear was made in two eye designs - glass eyes and painted eyes. No decal eyes or reduced size polar bears have been found.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Polar bear, glass eyes The polar bear's body design is the same as that of the brown bear's. All polar bears have open mouths, leather ears and a short tail. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner Polar bear, painted eyes The shapes of the noses of these bears varies a lot, probably due to the shaping done by the individual craftsmen at the factory. No decal eyes version of the polar bear has been seen. Photos by Judith Lile Hand painting can produce comical looks.