In the era of the Beanie Baby Bubble, the Doodle Bear ... toys—usually dogs—to celebrate a special event, like a graduation. Kaplan had the idea to revive the old autograph dog as a teddy ...

In “Drawing the Line in Mississippi ... The same year as the debut of the Michtoms’ teddy bear, a German company modeled its bear toy at a fair. Distinguishing it were jointed limbs ...

The illustration appeared on November 16, 1902, and was captioned “Drawing ... toy’s time in the spotlight was over by the ...

Berryman captured the scene in several Washington Post drawings—one showing a ... holds the Guinness World Record for a teddy bear sale. The Ideal Toy Company, which the Michtoms founded in ...

Michtom's wife, Rose, who made stuffed animal toys, actually created the first teddy bears. Michtom was inspired to call the toys "Teddy's bear" after reading a political cartoon published in the ...

Their favorites earned the Mashable Choice Toys badge of honor. I still have my first teddy bear from when I was an infant. Almost 40 years later, my soft spot for stuffed animals remains (even if ...