This gorgeously soft Paddington Bear wears a felt hat, duffle coat with velcro fastening and shiny wellington boots. He also wears a tag featuring 'Please look after this bear, Thank you' wording and carries a dark brown, old-fashioned leatherette suitcase with initials 'P.B.' on the side.

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Paddington bear was created over half a century ago by the English writer, Michael Bond. Bond based Paddington Bear on a lone teddy bear he noticed on a shelf in a London store near Paddington Station on Christmas Eve 1956, which he bought as a present for his wife. The bear inspired Bond to write a story, and in ten days, he had written the first book. Almost everyone knows that Paddington is a bear who usually wears a duffle coat, a rather shapeless hat and, on occasions, Wellington boots. Many people also know that his favourite food is marmalade and that he orginally comes from Darkest Peru.

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