In the world of toys, no animal has ever won a position so as visible as the teddy bear. And 'he the puppet of the heart, what ever is thrown. There are people who keep their bear for a lifetime. The toy becomes an integral part of the family, does the same owner's life: eat, sleep and go on holiday with him.
All'orsetto were dedicated to fairy tales in which it is represented as a symbol of virtue. From the famous Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear is always the most honest, brave, loyal and kind. The Anglo-Saxons called the Teddy Bear. The name comes from Theodore Roosevelt: It is said that the American president, an expert hunter, in 1902 spared the life of a young bear during a hunt.
The incident was of great prominence in the newspapers of the time and Morris Michtom, a Russian emigre, put in the window of his shop in New York built a bear by his wife Rose, which he called Teddy. It was an immediate success, so much so that vendors Brothrers Butler bought the entire stock and helped the enterprising Michtom to create the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company, which is considered the first American teddy bear factory.
Since then, other industries of toys so they decided to call their sack. Margarete Steiff, the owner of a German company that since 1890 produced clothes and toys felt believed in this "doll-bear" and in 1903 he developed the production. Germany, in fact, in the early years of the 900 became the leader in the manufacture of soft toys. For these toys was used the "plush" in mohair, a new fabric that looked like real hair. In 1908 JKFarnell & Co produced the first teddy English. To increase competition among manufacturers of bears were produced on variants bears music, media and half dolls and bears bears mechanics.
Since 1909 was also created entire wardrobe for bears. In 1936 it was created in America's character Paddington Bear then taken over by television and film as product merchandising in 1970-80.Nel period of World War II the construction of toys was rationed because the materials that were built served the teddy for war purposes. Many children who suffered the trauma of evacuation from their homes were comforted only by the company of their teddy bears. They tell many stories about it: in Austria the precious teddy bear of a boy was mistaken for food and it is said that in Croatia, a mother hid her jewelry in the belly of the bear figlia.Dopo the war he began to use fibers synthetic and plastic in the construction of teddy bears. In the 70-80 years also their production is moved to countries such as Korea, China, Taiwan and the Philippines where labor had a lower cost. With the advent of the microchip, born bears that move the face while telling a story recorded or move with autonomous movements. Since 1974 the United States and generally throughout the world, born of the first artists depicting bears unique pieces. They meet regularly at conventions and have newspapers that publish their creations. Of course they are objects of great value and made in limited editions. Nowadays historians teddy bears, several years old, are sold to major international auctions Christie's Sotheby's, at exorbitant prices, as if they were paintings of important artists.
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