Ha ha! That would be Teddy bear, spawned by a real life incident where Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill an already wounded bear. This cartoon was drawn to parody the event, and it was commercialized by Morris Michtom...
The cartoon featured indicating Theodere Roosevelt's refusal to kill bears resulting in the nomenclature of Teddy Bears and thereby boosting up their sales.
this Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot the bear. It revolutionized the stuffed toy/plushie business because the cartoon gave rise to the teddy bear...
This is how Teddy Bear was born. Prez Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was out on a shooting spree when he stumbled across a bar cub and refused to shoot it. This story got published in a newspaper and shortly, stuffed toy bears under the name "Teddy's Bear" were up for sale
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Ha ha! That would be Teddy bear, spawned by a real life incident where Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill an already wounded bear. This cartoon was drawn to parody the event, and it was commercialized by Morris Michtom...
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ReplyDeleteThis is how Teddy Bear was born. Prez Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was out on a shooting spree when he stumbled across a bar cub and refused to shoot it. This story got published in a newspaper and shortly, stuffed toy bears under the name "Teddy's Bear" were up for sale
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