Antique Teddy Bear

When you think about stuffed animals and plush toys today almost always think of the teddy bear icon. However, bear Teddy is in fact a relatively recent arrival. The first came in 1902 when a store owner in Brooklyn, New York, I saw a cartoon policy known as "drawing the line in Mississippi. The cartoon showed the then President Theodore Roosevelt, who was also known as "Teddy", refusing to take cornered a bear during hunting trip royal. Roosevelt said he would be very sporting of him to do so.

The bear was depicted as a small, cute and cuddly in a series of cartoons. These are the images that inspired Michtom Morris, owner of a store, create and start selling in stores as a toy for young children. His wife was already bears in the store, he was So easy to start marketing this toy is lovingly named after a president.

Michtom sent a sample of the toy to the President Roosevelt, asking the same time as the President to allow the use of his name in the name of the toy. President Roosevelt could see about this, and it where the toy teddy bears began to become part of popular culture. From its first days of the teddy bear showed great popularity, and when Mr. Michtom put a sign in the window advertising the name of "Teddy Bears' soon became synonymous with these stuffed animals.

In just one year like little stuffed animals were sold by other stores. These stuffed animals were quickly placed on all United States and also through Europe. The toy bears were also mentioned in a variety of books, music and other media of the day. Bear Teddy soon became another popular item for collectors, with other toys, antique dolls and antique dolls.

Some bear the Toys are very valuable. For example, a teddy bear in hand, woven in gold and produced by the original manufacturer to mark the 125th anniversary of the toy sells for 84,000 $. Michtom sales company of the teddy bear first, the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co., is also still active today.

The hobby of collecting teddy bears should not cost thousands of dollars. There are several ways to find a reasonable price and sometimes for special offers Bear harvest in garage sales, Flea markets, auctions and online sites special collectors'. In addition to its status as a vintage collection Bear, this toy is named after a popular president, will give a warm and loving companion for a young child.

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