Hamish (Winter) - William Simpson Teddy Bear Collection

Hamish (Winter) - William Simpson Teddy Bear Collection

This teddy bear was named Hamish (Winter) and belonged to Mr William Simpson, an avid collector of more than 250 teddy bears. Hamish has a swivel head and jointed limbs. He has a Steiff ear button / label as well as a card label attached to his left back leg. His fur is of a pale cream colour. He wears a wool tartan tam-o-shanter, a wool tartan scarf and a homemade tartan kilt and sporran. 

Dylan (Spring) (HMCMS:D2008.3.71), Sunny (Summer) (HMCMS:D2008.3.72), Scrumpy (Autumn) (HMCMS:D2008.3.73) and Hamish (Winter) make up the Four Seasons Collection of Steiff bears, sold between 1997 and 1999.