Everyone, regardless of their age loves to gift, receive or at least see or touch Teddy bears. They are the most popular toys in the world and are available in all colours, sizes and shapes. The 10th of February in Valentineâs week is celebrated as Teddyâs day when people gift teddy bears to their loved ones in order to express their love. And yes, Teddy bears donât need hearts as they are already stuffed with so much of love!
But how many of us actually know the history of origin of Teddy bears? Quite interesting, this. It was named in honour of President Theodore âTeddyâ Roosevelt (although he loathed being called so), after he refused to kill a bear which was tied to a tree by the guides during a hunting trip in Mississippi. The president refused to shoot the bear as he found it âunsportsmanlikeâ to kill a defenceless animal in such a way.
Owing to the political scenario present then in the country, it became a nationwide popular joke after being depicted in a sarcastic way by Clifford Berryman in the newspaper. Inspired by the cartoon, a shopkeeper in New York, Morris Michtom and his wife Rose made a stuffed fabric bear in the honour of the President and tagged it as the âTeddyâs bearâ, which attracted massive interest from the masses. After allegedly seeking permission from the President, the Michtoms went on to start a company that manufactured Teddy bears.
About around the same time, a German company, whose founder was Margarete Steiff, began producing soft toy animals. Stieffâs nephew Richard modelled a teddy after sketching a real bear at zoo. After a U.S. company ordered Steiffâs bears at a large scale, the Steiffâs bears (officially became known as Teddy bears in 1906); the Teddy bears became worldwide popular toys, and continue to rule the hearts of people even today. They certainly donât have hearts, but they canât help being the heartthrobs⌠â¤
Happy Teddy day to one and all.
I don’t think many of us ever really thought there was a real history behind teddy bears. Thanks for the history!
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Well I too didn’t until I knew. They seem so obvious as a part of our life that one never really imagines about their origin.
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Happy teddy day to you too. This was a great post.
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Happy Teddy Day!!â¤ď¸ I love Teddy bears for sure!
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Hahahaha thanks a lot and same to you đ
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Nice…Happy Teddy Day to you as well Himashi…
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Happy Teddy Day
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Okay I ainât much a fan of teddy bears, but yeah you just widened my horizon of knowledge, thanks for sharing this.
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Though unrelated, who kills an animal but tying
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Who kills and animal by tying it to a tree? Why kill an animal at all, that too for sports. Sorry not related, but felt compelled.
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Your first question is logical but I don’t have an answer to it. But yes, hunting animals was a sport.
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True, it was. Man created unfair advantage by tilting the scale against animals. Instead of bare arm and bow and arrow, man uses fire arm and even tying an animal. This is cowardice, not sports.
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True that. Killing an innocent creature in the name of sports is not even a trace of sports to begin with
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Thanks for sharing. I only knew they were named for President Roosevelt but didn’t know why. Cool.
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Yeah. Thanks for reading đ
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An interesting history I would have never thought to look up. Thanks for sharing.
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So interesting to read and learn this. Thank you.
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Oh thank you for reading đ
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You’re Welcome
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How interesting, this history of those cuddly heartthrobs! đ
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Woah! Didn’t know that! I learnt something new today! I love teddy bears by the way! đđ
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I too love them. They’re so cuteâş
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Yes they truly are! I sleep with them on my bed!
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I too do that sometimes!
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Haha! Awesomeness!! đđ
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Interesting piece of history! Teddy bears were my best friends when I was a baby. đť
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