[desmondworam]

I have a russ bear that is realistic looking and has wire stiffeners. It has a yomiko patch on its belly as well. The tag reads:

"Russ Berrie & Co. Inc./ Okland N.J./ All New Material/ Synthetic Fibers Wire Stiffeners/ Not Suitable for Children Under 3 Years/ K-86 Pa Res. No. 259 CE/ Item No. 7908 Made in Korea 8906"

any help with identification or price would be a big help.

[Joe Moore]

Ok, I knew the name Russ Berrie from somewhere. And I was right, I actually buy my wife a bunch of their stuffed turtles. So I was able to find out the they have and still produce a line called the Yomiko Collection", which differs slightly from their standard plushies as they have some wire framing to be posed. They also make other bears such as a brown and grizzly bear. They range between $10 - $30 depending on how new they are.

I'm guessing this one is a few years older as all the new listings are for the grizzly and black bears. But even most of the older ones don't go for much more than $40 at that size.

Hope this helped a bit.