Teddies are loveable gifts.

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Teddies are loved by all people across the world. They are adorable for a valentine gift to girlfriends and wives. They are also good gifts at birthdays and for special occations such as special anniversaries etc. It is also a lovely gift to kids to use as a friend or companion. Especially for babies as a security when they sleep. So never fear a teddie as a gift is always appreciated all over the world.

History of Teddy Bears

In 1880, German Margarete Steiff, confined to her wheelchair, made a small elephant of fabric. It was to be the first of many stuffed toys she would make, building her little business into the world's most famous stuffed toys company. In 1902, her nephew Richard Steiff introduced a stuffed bear for the Steiff toy company.

Today, an early Steiff teddy bear will cost well over $100,000 - if you can find one. (Read the history of Steiff)

Stuffed teddies came to be known as Teddy Bears after US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, on a hunting trip i Mississippi in 1902, refused to shoot a bear cub. A cartoonist for the Washington Post, Clifford Berryman, posted the story, which inspired a Brooklyn store owner, Morris Michtom, to create a little stuffed bear and advertise it in his shop window as "Teddy's bear" in 1903, unbeknownst to Margarete Steiff. Michtom's company was called Ideal Novelty and Toy Company

The fascination with stuffed teddies caught up quickly and another German teddy maker, Bernhard Hermann, would soon add his creativity to the teddy market. He launched the now-famous Hermann Teddy Original brand.

Merrythought bears originated from the pen of a remarkable deaf lady, Florence Atwood. By 1931, she had designed the whole catalogue for the Merrythought teddy bear company.

Herrington bears also have a remarkable history. Chris Herrington was as a waiter in the 1980s when a co-worker asked him to design a T-shirt for her teddy bear. The rest... well, see the history of the Herring Teddy Bear company

Today, there are many famous teddy bears, including Charlie bears, Gund, Russ, Deans bears, Clemens bears, Steiner, and others, not forgetting teddy bears made famous by cartoons, such a Paddinton and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Mr Bean Teddy was made famous with the Mr Bean series on T V. Mr Bean teddy is called Teddy he is a brown knitted bear has white button eyes and a black nose. His arms and legs are long and sausage like with white hands.Teddy is Mr Beans only friend and he loves him very much and Teddy goes everywhere with Mr Bean. All children has there own very special toy as a friend. So why not a lovely Mr Bean teddy called Teddy.

Merrythought Teddy

Merrythought Ltd was founded in 1930. Merrythought weaves there own mohair plush fabric of which they make the merrythought teddies. Merrythought is one of the oldest and most prestigious of England's toy manufacturers. The magic of Merrythought delighted children and adults of all ages with there traditional hand crafted toys thats regarded as more than just a plaything for over 60 years. There teddies are beautifull soft and cuddly and a friend for any child.

Hermann Green Teddy

The history of the Hermann Green bears is to confusing to tell you about. So if you really want to go into the history you should google it and find out the confusion. As far as I can understand Arthur founded a teddy bear making firm with his sister Adelheid and brother Max in the year 1913. Anyway the Herman Green teddies has such plush fur and so cuddly and adorable that it is a must for any child as a cuddling partner.