The history of Plush Bears

Teddy bears have become a common indicator in the nursery, toy shelves, and even 'rooms teenage girls. You do not sleep wondering if a 13 year old girl still had a teddy bear beside her, her. If Mr. Bean Teddy is his, why can not they?

While Teddy Bears also came to replace some boys (and girls) and old blankys reliable, it is interesting to know how all the teddy bearsstarted.

The truth is that there is no need to track exactly who made the first teddy bear that life comes from. Its history goes back even during the days of the original format and real life "Teddy."

It was November 14, 1902, when President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was to help settle a border dispute between Mississippi and Louisiana. During a hunt in his spare time in Mississippi, the guest said, "Party" offered a bear for presidentTheodore Roosevelt to shoot. When will the young bear was wounded, captured and presented to him, President Theodore only compassion and care for the bears, so he told his host that he shot the helpless creature.

Two days later, Clifford Berryman, a cartoonist for the Washington Post has found inspiration from bear incident and perpetuated by a caricature of President Theodore Roosevelt and the young bear. Berryman pictured with President Roosevelt to make a gesture of refusalimpress young trophy bears unarmed. In the cartoon, Berryman wrote the lines "Drawing the Line in Mississippi."

Berryman cartoon immediately received attention and was widely reprinted. It did not take long after, when husband and wife of Morris and Rose Michtom of Brooklyn New York has recognized the immediate popularity of the cartoon Berryman. Rose on goal, the design looked like Berryman, and showed it in their candy store and news. The couple called"Teddy Bear" in memory of President Roosevelt in a hunting accident.

With two brown Teddy bear's sewn button, create two innocent eyes, the bear that looks even more sweet, innocent and cuddly. As Berryman cartoon creation was not Rose on all fours, but he was upright. 'S Teddy Bear was an instant hit and so did the story in children's toys.

As the popularity of the teddy bear came right away, it isdemand for stuffed animal. It was not long when I had her shop in Toms moved into a new loft, and registered his business with a new name, the novelty and Ideal Toy Corporation has come.

At the same time, Teddy Bear was born in Germany. The first time Steiff bears Giengen ties with their full course of the year. Created by Margaret Stiff, stuffed bears we have seen from an American buyer at the Leipzig Exhibition1903rd Several thousand bears were immediately ordered and shipped in the U.S.