ABOVE IS THE RARE WHEELED PULLTOY VERSION OF “BROWNIE” IN A STEIFF CATALOG CIRCA 1928-1932
BELOW IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL PHOTO ADDED TO THE ARCHIVE , SEPT, 2017
UPDATE: 4 YEARS AFTER WRITING THIS ORIGINAL ARTICLE I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THIS TREASURE BELOW
Veedol looks to be maybe 5-8 months old at this point and still being advertised as the Graf Zeppelin mascot. What a life this young chow had as well as such a legacy to the Steiff company menagerie!
FROM THE MERCHANT I PURCHASED THE PHOTO FROM: “This is an original real glossy photo (not a printed lithograph photo) taken from Zeppelin–Weltfahrten which was a rare album sold in Germany in the early 1930’s. Germans would collect the individual real photos and mount them in their albums with history. The album this photo came in was falling apart with a tattered cover and loose pages.”
In the first picture, partially on the little girl’s lap appears to me to be a black chow puppy….maybe its a kitty or a toy…..i just can’t quite make it out. has anyone else mentioned it? what do you think?