ɐ dɪstˈɪŋktɪv fˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɛɹ ɪz ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv ˌoʊvɚ fˈoːɹ,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd snˈɪpɪts ʌv klˈʌb tˈaɪz, stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː baɪ ðə lˈændlɔːɹd, ˈælən kˈoːɹs, hˌuː hæd wˈɜːkt æz ɐ kɑːɹtˈuːnɪst æt ðɪ ˈɑːksfɚd mˈeɪl.
A distinctive feature of the Bear is a collection of over 4,500 snippets of club ties, started in 1952 by the landlord, Alan Course, who had worked as a cartoonist at the Oxford Mail.