The teddy bear named Winston Windborn pictured in this photograph is an New Zealand vintage item. It is a stuffed toy with a black hat which is the only piece of clothing teddy may really need. The body is a traditional simple pattern, and face is more original.
Mary O’Neill Doll Museum undertook a number of street surveys in Palmerston North and Hastings. In our survey we asked people do they like teddy bears at all, do they like our teddy bear, and we asked them to give him a name. People decided it should be Winston. Mary O’Neill added a second name Windborn, and fabricated this display where teddy bear walks in a windy field.
This toy is a New Zealand ’s masterpiece in simplicity. Winston Windborn is now subject to copyright.
