Who is that Boyds Bear? How to identify your Boyds.

Whos Who in the Bear World ?
Collectors frequently contact me asking for help in identifying bears, and the older naked bears, both bean filled and fiber filled, seem to cause the most confusion. I thought it might be helpful to list some of the more gemon bears and their colors and sizes. You can clip out this handy guide and use it when you are shopping or browsing okay.
Keep in mind these bears are handmade, and particularly with the early bears pre-1994 the height can vary by an inch or so either smaller or larger. Felt paw Pads may be different colors from year to year on the same bear. Paw pads of corduroy, velveteen, faux leather, etc are significant to identification. The faces have changed over the years on some of the very early bears, hares and cats.
One important consideration is color. The early bears were generally one of these colors White pure stark bright whiteCream or butter soft white British tan beige or tan with a gray undertone all one colorMocha brown and tan and butter mixed furRust/nutmeg a cinnamon brown mixtureBrown chocolate brown, all one colorMink very dark brown with black hairs mixed in with the brown
So from smallest to largest, here goes !
JB Bean Series floppy bean filled jointed bears.
Ten inch bears
JB Bean butter - made in both smooth fur and regular plushGordon B. Bean British tan - there are 4 or 5 variations on this bear, the smooth fur version is a cinnamon colorBartholomew mocha Winston B. Bean brown - made in both smooth fur and regular plush
Fourteen inch bears
Otis British tanElliott rust
Avery - chocolate brown, made in both smooth fur and regular plushAshley dark gray and white mixed very rare
Sixteen inch bears
Binkie B. Bear white bear with white velveteen paw pads and black or gray noseBinkie B. Bear II soft white with gold velveteen paw padsDufus British tanTravis B. Bean mochaLouie B. Bear - rustDaryl brownRufus mink
Archive Bears fiber filled
5.5 inch bears
Thatcher whiteBaldwin butterEden British tanCecil mochaNeville nutmegDisraeli brownAlec/Alex mink
Eight inch bears
Macmillan- butterCallaghan British tanWalpole - mochaWilson nutmegAttlee brown
Ten inch bears
Lloyd - whiteRaleigh mochaHeath - nutmegHeath II - goldMajor II brown
Twelve inch bears
Melbourne butterChurchill nutmeg - variations in faceGladstone British tan McMullen taupe very short velvety smooth plush
Sixteen inch bears
Arthur whiteClement nutmeg retired 1992Grenville nutmeg issued 1992Malcolm brown issued 1992Chamberlain brown retired 1992
Twenty one inch bears
Aberdeen - brown/white/gold mixture - very rare
Buckingham - dark cinnamon
Cromwell - cinnamon - 22 inches with black paw pads
Lancelot rust
Wellington first year brown, then changed tomocha
So here is your cheat sheet that should help you in your bear hunts !