December 16th, 2009 
Cindy Teddies Teddy Bear Reviews
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HANDMADE 3 FT FLOPPY TEDDY BEAR-JUDI LYNN DESIGN $55.00 |
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Large sitting cream teddy bear holding brown rabbit personalised bandana gift $29.84 |
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Brand New KORIMCO teddy bear Hamilton 40cm $29.11 |
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Huge GUND 5363 ♥ TAGGER Tan SNUFFLES Teddy BEAR Soft TOY Plush STUFFED 18″ RARE $69.99 |
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1993 Lucy ring Uncle Sam ceramic Teddy Bear $7.00 |
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Cute Skinny Teddy Bear w Muff Boyds Plush Ornament $6.99 |
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ME TO YOU HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY PHOTO FRAME TATTY TEDDY BEAR NEW GIFT RRP £12.99 $15.70 |
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STEIFF DISNEY DAWN OF THE NEW CENTURY TEDDYBEAR TEDDY BEAR 651434 $150.00 |
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Vtg CHARLESTON Bear Co Plush TEDDY in Sweater Hang Tag $39.95 |
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RUSS Teddy Bear BABBIT Rabbit Bunny WHITE EARS tags $26.95 |
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Cherished Teddies………. Large 2 piece Polar Bear Cookie Jar with girl in blue winter coat on top $99.95 Artist Priscilla Hillmann…….. This self-taught artist began drawing as a child, spending hours sketching her twin sister Greta. Priscilla studied botany in college and worked for the US Oceanographic Office. She pursued her interest in art, and she is best known for her charming children’s books, which she both writes and illustrates. Cherished Teddies is her first gift collection and she has … |
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FRR-250-M Teddy Bear – x2 teddies in car Photo Mugs FRR-250-M Teddy Bear – x2 teddies in car Moving home Frederic Rolland Please note that pritns are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details web ardea tel and 44 (0) 20 8672 2067 …. |
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Teddy Bear – x2 teddies at bathtime Photo Mugs FRR-238-C Teddy Bear – x2 teddies at bathtime Frederic Rolland Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details prints ardea tel and 44 (0) 20 8672 2067…. |
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Rockin’ With the Chipmunks (featuring Michael Jackson) [VHS] $9.99 … |
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Soft Machine $7.98 With Sweden’s Teddybears, big-beat electro pop is alive and well. Of course, the insanely poppy vibe of “Cobrastyle,” with dancehall kingpin Mad Cobra setting up the “my style is the bomb” chorus, is the band’s most recognizable episode–boasting and hip-swiveling and carefree. And even though the tune appeared in 2004 on the After the Sunset soundtrack, it’s vital mood lighting here–setting up t… |
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The Teddy Bears’ Christmas [VHS] $9.98 … |
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Susan Brown Designs Teddy Bear Themes – BFF Teddies – Light Switch Covers – double toggle switch $13.75 BFF Teddies Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material…. |
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Susan Brown Designs Teddy Bear Themes – Plenty of Teddies – Light Switch Covers – single toggle switch $11.75 Plenty of Teddies Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material…. |
Some History on Teddy Bears
Teddy bears all started because Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear, which in the end got him the nickname “Teddy.” Yes, it is true there were toys that had bears on them, but they did not actually have stuffed teddy bears before 1902. There are a few different stories to what actually happened, but it sounds like Theodore Roosevelt went out hunting and never ended up shooting anything. The men he was with wanted him to take something back for his troubles and found a small bear cub and told him to shoot it. I’m not sure if he didn’t want to shoot it because it had no mother, was injured, and tied to a tree or just because of its size. When he refused to shoot the bear they all joked about it, one man even drew a cartoon of “Teddy” with a bear cub.
The interest in teddy bears would become very popular in society. A small shopkeeper, Morris Michtom, recognized the potential income and displayed them in his store window. Mooris sent the president one of the bears his wife made and asked the president if he could name them “Teddy’s Bears.” The bears were unlike any toy bears that had been made; this one was cute and didn’t frighten away children. Once accepted, he started designing the teddy bears in a new shop called the, “Ideal Toy Company. It is not known who actually created the very first teddy bear, but we do know that it was Mooris that asked permission.
Clear over in Germany was another company making teddy bears. “Steiff Company” was creating bears that actually looked like the real thing. The owner, Margarete Steiff had a nephew that would sketch pictures of bears at the Stuttgart Zoo and show them to her, this inspired her to create her own. Her creations wouldn’t be discovered by the Americans until 1903 at a toy fair, which had them ordering over 3000 bears.
One can see why teddy bears became so famous, if it wasn’t for their cute expressions and cuddliness I think they would’ve gone extinct. Today, you might see teddy bears in a bedroom, store window, commercials, cartoons or even in books. Teddy bears are everywhere and it’s all because of one man refusing to shoot an innocent bear.
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