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Teddy the Bear

Even if you did not own "Teddy" as a kid, youstuffed animal, a bear, in honor of the
most certainly had at least one stuffedpresident's actions. They named the bear
animal that you carried around or described"Teddy's bear," denoting the close
your day to when you got back home. Today, ifrelationship between President Roosevelt and
you walk across a window shopping area andthe saved animal. Their sweet, innocent small
your eye catches "Teddy" looking at you fromstuffed bear became an instant hit and the
behind the glass, you will probably feel theMichtoms founded the first teddy bear
inclination to get inside the store and touchmanufacturing company in the United States,
its fur. Perhaps you will even buy thenamed Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.At the
staffed animal, even if you have no kid tosame time, literally, a former art student,
give it to, since some teddy bears haveRichard Steiff, made a prototype of a toy
become expensive collector's items.The teddybear that was based on Richard's designs.
bear made its entrance in late 1902,When a few months later he introduced his
appearing in the same year in two differentfirst bear, an American toy buyer, who was
countries: Germany and the United States.aware of the interest in teddy bears in U.S.,
According to the story, while Presidentordered 3,000 and brought Steiff in the
Theodore Roosevelt was at Mississippi to helpStates offering him the opportunity of a life
settle a boarder dispute between that statetime.After years of mass-production, the
and Louisiana, his hosts wanting to pleaseteddy bear comeback was initiated by a
this avid hunter took him bear hunting. ButBritish actor, Peter Bull, who in 1969
since the hunting was poor, when they finallypublicly declared his love for teddy bears
managed to capture a bear, the President'sand his belief in this stuffed animal's
hosts invited him to shoot the poor animal.importance in the emotional life of adults.
Roosevelt's refusal to shoot the unprotectedSince then, collectors have been purchasing
animal, was illustrated by Cliffordthe hand-made teddy bears and in 1999, in
Berrymnan's in one of his cartoons, titledjust the United States, collectors purchased
"Drawing the Line in Mississippi." After it's$411 million worth of teddy bears. In
publication in the Washington Post onaddition, the ongoing interest in this lovely
November 16, 1902, a number of people werestuffed animal by kids and adults, will keep
inspired by the image and Morris and Roseits legend alive for years to come.
Michtom from Brooklyn, NY, decided to make a



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