The Teddy Bear Cute and cuddly The History

The Teddy Bear Cute and cuddly

The History n n n In America, the teddy bear, according to tradition got its start with a cartoon. The cartoon is of teddy Roosevelt refusing to shoot a baby bear. The cartoon appeared in a panel of cartoons drawn by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902. It caused an immediate sensation and was reprinted widely. Apparently this cartoon even inspired Morris and Rose Michtom of Brooklyn, New York, to make a bear in honor of the president's actions. The Michtoms named their bear "Teddy's Bear" and placed it in the window of their candy and stationery store. Meanwhile, across the ocean in Germany, Richard Steiff was working for his aunt, Margarete Steiff, in her stuffed toy business. Richard, a former art student, often visited the Stuttgart Zoo to sketch animals, particularly the bear cubs. In 1902, the same year the Michtoms made "Teddy's Bear, " the Steiff firm made a prototype of a toy bear based on Richard's designs. A few months later, in March 1903, at the Leipzig Toy Fair, Steiff introduced its first bear—Baer 55 PB. The European buyers showed little interest, but an American toy buyer, who was aware of the growing interest in "Teddy's bears" in the States, ordered 3000. In America, people were beginning to get teddy bear fever, and Steiff was in the right place at the right time.

The Teddy Bear Craze By 1906, the teddy bear craze was in full swing in the United States. The excitement probably compared to the frenzy for Cabbage Patch dolls in the 1980 s and Beanie Babies in the 1990 s. Society ladies carried their teddies everywhere, and children had their pictures taken with their teddy bears. President Roosevelt, after using a bear as a mascot in his re-election bid, was serving his second term. n Meanwhile, American manufacturers were turning out bears in all colors and all kinds, from teddy bears on roller skates to teddy bears with electric eyes. n n In England, The J. K. Farnell & Co. got its start; in fact, the original Winnie the Pooh was a Farnell bear Christopher Robin Milne received as a first birthday present from his mother in 1921.

Teddy Bear Types n There are many different types of teddy bears some small some large and many different colours.

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