Vintage 1950s Merrythought Ladybird/ Tortoise - Wheels hamster Not suitable for really little

Not suitable for really little people due to small parts

With a black base (possibly silk on the outside) covered in hundreds of silver seed and bugle beads

This is a lovely piece of Carnival glass

and one is suitable for a tree topper

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Vintage 1950s Merrythought Ladybird/ Tortoise - Wheels hamster Not suitable for really littleThis is a really unusual vintage (1950s) Merrythought creature. He is known as a tortoise, but appears to be wearing a ladybird costume? I have carefully replaced his felt as the original was totally moth eaten and shot, but the same colours and spot pattern He also has wheels and a little string to be pulled along by Made by Merrythought so excellent quality He has a few marks on his velvet body, which i think are old glue marks from when he was