| Product ID |
Price |
Size |
Artist |
| 2155 |
$186.00 |
3 1/2" |
Hummel by Goebel |
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Description:
IT MAY HAVE STARTED WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD AND NEEDED A SNUGGLY FRIEND BESIDE YOU AT BEDTIME. IT MAY CONTINUE TO THIS DAY BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY ADORE THE LOOK, THE FEEL, THE WARMTH, THE COMFORT OF THE TEDDY BEAR. A PASSION FOR TEDDY BEARS CAN BE KINDLED ANYTIME IN LIFE AND MOST HOMES HAVE AT LEAST A FEW. HOWEVER, AVID COLLECTORS FILL EVERY CORNER OF THEIR HOMES WITH THESE ENDEARING TOYS! PLUSH BEARS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A GERMAN INVENTION. BUT THE TERM TEDDY BEAR WAS COINED IN AMERICA EARLY IN THE 20TH CENTURY. MOST EVERYONE HAS HEARD THE LEGEND OF HOW THE TEDDY BEAR CRAZE BEGAN, BUT IT BEARS RETELLING. IN 1902, WHEN PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT WAS OUT WITH A HUNTING PARTY, AN AID FOUND A BEAR AND TIED IT TO A TREE SO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE COULD GET A GOOD SHOT. ROOSEVELT REFUSED TO SHOOT A BEAR IN SUCH AN UNSPORTSMANLIKE MANNER. THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED IN A WASHINGTON POST CARTOON, AND BEFORE LONG, TOY MANUFACTURERS NAMED THEIR PLUSH BEARS TEDDY BEARS.
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