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Send your own warm
cuddles with Valentines
Day Teddy bears. There are so many different types to
choose from, there are bears which can have personalised messages
printed or embroidered onto the bear's T-shirt or jumper.
One of the great
things about sending teddy bears at Valentines Day, is that
they can be kept for years and years to remind your loved
one of you.
If you can't be
with your loved one this Valentines then a teddy bear is a
great way of saying how much you love them on such a special
day. When you order the bear make sure you include a special
message to go with it.
Sometimes the message
you include with the gift is just that little extra something
that makes all the difference. Most companies will include
a message with such soft toys and they can ensure the bear
arrives on the exact day you want it to be delivered.
What makes the
Teddy Bear so appropriate for this time of year is that one
of the inventors of the this great toy put it in his shop
window the day after Valentine's Day - 15th February 1903.
See below for more on the history of teddies.
The History
of The Teddy Bear
These cuddly toys
have come along way since they were invented in 1902. Theodore
"Teddy" Roosevelt was out hunting bears in Mississippi,
but failed to kill any. His hosts didn't want to feel as if
they had let the president down, so they caught a bear and
tethered it so the Roosevelt could kill it. The President
was annoyed and said "Spare the bear! I will not shoot
a tethered animal". A cartoon depicting this scene was
drawn by Clifford Berryman and published in the Washington
post. In that same month, Morris and Rose Mitchton, shopkeepers
from Brooklyn made a soft toy bear which they named after
the President - "Teddy's Bear". This toy was displayed
in their shop window alongside Berryman's cartoon. Overnight
America went Teddy mad and the Michtons set up the Ideal Novelty
and Toy Company which went on to make them a fortune.
Meanwhile a disabled
German seamstress called Margarete Steif was working in the
Steiff soft toy factory in Giengen had created a soft plush
bear to the Company's catalogue. In the years to come Steiff
sold millions of the bears to America and Europe.
Thousands of people
across the world collect teddy bears and the early Steiff
and American bears command high prices when they go on sale.
So if you want
to send a very special present then consider sending a limited
edition bear which will be a gift to treasure for many Valentines
Days to come.
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