"Hiram the traveling bear"
This little guy has been with me about three years. The tractor seat mounted on a Meyers working head was intended to give children rides. Reconsidering, because of insurance issues, I decided to mount something else on the seat. Observing several other people's ideas I just kept my eyes open for something I could do to make "monkey motion" with the Meyers.
One day while walking through a flea market I spotted this bear wearing a top hat and tuxedo. I immediately said, "I've got to have him." Originally he had a bell in his hand but I had a small wooden gavel and said, "I'm going to make him a Master Mason" and renamed him Hiram.
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