Did you have a special
name for your teddy bear?
I did not, or, at
least, I don’t remember one. My teddy bear was nearly as big as me, as I recall
my earliest memory of that huggable creature.
He got all scruffy
with age, and a bit broken down….nonetheless, I think I cried when I spotted
that bear in flames in the trash burner we used way back then. I think I wanted
to save him, but I don’t think the rescue actually occurred.
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| 1903 teddy bear |
Anyway. Your
great-grandmom likely didn’t have one, because retailer Morris Michtom introduced the stuffed bear toy in 1903 after getting approval from President
Roosevelt (Teddy) for the use of his nickname in the soon-to-be-quite-popular
commercial sensation.
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