Here’s our Early Antique Velvet Tabby Cat with vivid airbrushed details of his tabby stripes, swirls and spots done with great artistic skill, likely made in Germany around 1900s. Measures 6” to top of head, to top of ears 6 ½” and front paws to butt is 7 ½” long.
All Original with brilliant yellow glass eyes, single thread faded pinkish red floss on nose. The mouth floss is missing giving him a sly grin and he still has very perky ears. A nice complexion of tan coloring, he seems a bit pale in my photos. We’ve fondly named him Nacho, he’s got an adorable friendly face.
There’s some wear and rubs to the velvet, he doesn’t have a tail, either made without one or it is missing, plus a few very old mends. His butt has old stitches, his front right paw had an old injury was stitched around years ago, done well as the paw is very secure. A few small stitches, some more well-done than others. Any of these mends were done years ago.
A few very small holes, a tiny hole where the mouth thread is gone, a couple on his body all from normal wear for an early item like this thru handling and play over the years. Many of these velvet animals were used to assist in sewing and held a great many pins but this guy still has a chunky body amply filled with excelsior and batting or kapok.
Nacho is in wonderful condition for a treasured old toy, an unusual early cat with his primitive style, he's been loved for many generations, is clean & without odors, coming from my collection I’ve had him for many years kept on a shelf away from sunlight so he’s not faded that I can see.
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Nacho Velvet Cat
