Baby Brother Adorable Steiff Dally Dalmatian Puppy Dog AMAZING COLORING ID

Adorable Dally, a Dalmatian, of course, is a rare doggie. I must say, that although this pup has been in my shop before—not THIS pup, but a Dally of one size or another—I cannot remember ever having seen one so WHITE. Not only is his background pure white, Dally’s spots are midnight BLACK, as are the tips of his ears. That is why I am not using my typical black background. I didn’t want Dally to disappear. :-)This is one instance where the animal I am telling you about has a vitrine relative who loses in the comparison competition!

This is the smallest Dally of the family (of three), whose catalogue size is 10 centimeters to the top of his head. Because Dally has only his chest tag—in very good, but not perfect—condition, I cannot be absolutely certain about his article number. Baby Dally with glass eyes was made in two series, and he could be from either one. The earlier 10-cm Dally’s flag would have said 3310. That series of Dally was made from 1953 to 1958. The next series of this size Dally was made between 1959 and 1964, and his article number was 3310,00.

The “10” in both of those numbers denotes Dally’s height in centimeters to the top of his head, and he is absolutely in accord with that, about 4 inches tall.

Even at the youngest he could be, Dally would be coming up on his 60th birthday. That is really hard to believe in light of his spectacular condition. And, if you have read my descriptions of Steiff animals before, you know that I am telling you Dally’s condition DESPITE his age, not the ridiculous “for his age.”

Dally has two slight areas of wear on his muzzle—one on each side. I believe the (slightly larger) one on his left (right as you face him) could actually be moth nibbling, not wear. Notice his rosy cheeks :-). He also has two teeny-tiny “dots” on his back that could be from moths too. My original fourth image was really a bit too bright for you to see them well, so I have added an inset to allow you to see them better. In that same inset, I am pointing to two VERY light, almost imperceptible, stains. Although they are both very light, the one on his foot is lighter.

Dally’s other area of wear is barely noticeable—both because of where it is and because of its lack of seriousness. I am talking about his velveteen palate. There is very slight wear on both his upper and lower palate, with slightly more wear to the upper.

In neither case was I able to get good closeups, and I won’t admit how many times I tried! One reason, of course, is that there is barely anything there to show you that you don’t already see in my other pictures.

Speaking of his palate, although the rose-colored airbrushing that adds to its appeal is somewhat less than what I believe it once was, there is still plenty of rose there, especially if you look deeper back into Dally’s mouth.

I can’t think of anything else to tell you, but please write if you have any questions. And while you are in a Dalmatian mood, you should take a look at Dally’s extremely rare and early big brother. Although his brother has some condition issues, he is still highly collectible and, like the baby, extremely sweet.

WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO ABOUT DALLY OR ANY OF MY OTHER STEIFF ITEMS, PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE ARTICLE I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT STEIFF ID FRAUD—INCLUDING COUNTERFEIT CHEST TAGS—(AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COLLECTORS). YOU WILL FIND THE LINK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF MY SHOP HOME PAGE UNDER “FAVORITE LINKS.” IF YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT RECENTLY, I UPDATED AND EXPANDED IT IN MARCH, 2023.