"and heads, or else the joints are sewn and not articulated. They must have securely fastened eyes that do not pose a choking hazard for small children. These ""plush"" bears must meet a rigid standard of construction in order to be marketed to children in the United States and in the European Union. There are also companies, like Steiff, that sell handmade collectible bears that can be purchased in stores or over the Internet. The majority of teddy bears are manufactured in countries such as China and Indonesia. A few small, single-person producers in the United States make unique, non-mass-produced"
"Vermont Teddy Bear Company The Vermont Teddy Bear Company (VTB) is one of the largest producers of teddy bears and the largest seller of teddy bears by mail order and Internet. The company handcrafts each of its teddy bears and produces almost 500,000 teddy bears each year. The company was formerly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol BEAR, but was taken private by The Mustang Group, a Boston-based private equity firm, on September 30, 2005, partially to avoid the reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The company was founded in 1983 by John Sortino, who sold"
"listed amongst ""'a broad range of direct marketers' pitched by the show's hosts themselves"" who were taking out more ads on talk radio in 2010, according to Dan Metter, director of talk-radio sales of Premiere Radio Networks. Conservative radio hosts were seeing an uptick in listener numbers and advertising in the lead-up to the year's midterm elections. Vermont Teddy Bear Company The Vermont Teddy Bear Company (VTB) is one of the largest producers of teddy bears and the largest seller of teddy bears by mail order and Internet. The company handcrafts each of its teddy bears and produces almost 500,000"
"Inc. Brands associated with teddy bears that enjoyed strong popularity in the 1980s and 1990s are Teddy Ruxpin and Care Bears. Various TV shows and movies have a teddy bear depicted, such as ""Super Ted"" and ""Mr. Bean"". Teddy bears have seen a resurgence in popularity as international ""do-it-yourself"" chains have opened. Among the largest and best-known are Build-A-Bear Workshop and Vermont Teddy Bear Company. Some popular mass-marketed teddy bears made today include Rupert, Sooty, Paddington, and Pudsey Bear. Books have also been written with the teddy bear featured as their main character. These include Winnie-the-Pooh, Corduroy, Teddy Tells Time,"
"J. K. Farnell John Kirby Farnell or J. K. Farnell was a London company which manufactured the first British teddy bear in 1906. Founded in Notting Hill, the firm was started in 1840 by a silk merchant, John Kirby Farnell, and made items such as pin cushions and tea cosies. After Farnell's death, his children, Henry and Agnes, continued the business from Acton in West London. They produced soft toys, moving from rabbit skin to mohair. Farnell rapidly became one of the leading teddy bear manufacturers, registering the Alpha trademark in 1925. ""The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia"" states that the Alpha"
"Co. (active 1924–1925) in New York, which are clearly marked with a label in the front seam. Similar to many early American bears, Knickerbocker bears usually have long bodies, small feet, and short, straight arms and legs. Their later bears can be recognized by their large inverted ears and big noses. Other collectible bears include Gund Manufacturing Co. (est. 1898), now in New York, and ""Hershey's bears"", which were designed to promote The Hershey Company's chocolate bars. Retail sales of stuffed plush animals including teddy bears totaled $1.3 billion in 2006. The most commonly sold brands include Gund and Ty"
"ones. The soles were of felt and reinforced with cardboard. J. K. Farnell John Kirby Farnell or J. K. Farnell was a London company which manufactured the first British teddy bear in 1906. Founded in Notting Hill, the firm was started in 1840 by a silk merchant, John Kirby Farnell, and made items such as pin cushions and tea cosies. After Farnell's death, his children, Henry and Agnes, continued the business from Acton in West London. They produced soft toys, moving from rabbit skin to mohair. Farnell rapidly became one of the leading teddy bear manufacturers, registering the Alpha trademark"
"with a gold AG Bear monogram, although a red corduroy version also exists. Several other versions of the bear were released over time, including GrandPaw AG, GrandMaw AG, Bearonica (AG's sister), and several Baby AG's. When Axlon was eventually sold to Hasbro, AG Bear production was halted. But in the late 1990s, a multi-year lobbying effort resulted in an agreement to resume production of the original AG in a limited run edition. AG Bear AG Bear or Almost Grown Bear is a talking teddy bear that responds to human voice. He was designed by Ron Milner, and manufactured by Axlon,"
"Teddy-Hermann Teddy-Hermann GmbH is an international manufacturer of teddy bears and other plush toys based in Hirschaid, Germany. Teddy-Hermann is one of the oldest teddy bear producers in Germany. Its products are highly valued among collectors. The main products of Teddy-Hermann are teddy bears and other plush animals, including among others cats, dogs, monkeys, and birds. The company groups its products into three main lines: Hermann Teddy Original, Hermann Teddy Miniaturen, and Hermann Teddy Collection. The Hermann Teddy Original line is directed toward collectors and encompasses traditional and designer teddy bears as well as other animals, all of which are"
"Gund GUND is a Canadian-owned manufacturer of plush stuffed animals. The company is based in Edison, New Jersey, and distributes throughout the United States and Canada as well as in Europe, Japan, Australia, and South America. GUND is currently run by third generation family owner Bruce Raiffe whose grandfather Jacob Swedlin purchased the company from the original founder (Adolph Gund) in 1925. The company is best known for its line of Teddy bears, and holds or has held licensing agreements with companies such as The Walt Disney Company, Sesame Street, Uglydolls, Boo, the World's Cutest Dog, Grumpy Cat, and Pusheen."
"ordered the tapes be removed from the market. Teddy Ruxpin Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking bear. The bear's mouth and eyes moved while ""reading"" stories that were played on an audio tape cassette deck built into its back. It was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies, and the first version of the toy was designed by the firm RKS Design. Later versions would use a digital cartridge in place of a cassette. At the peak of his popularity, Teddy Ruxpin became the best-selling toy of"
"Teddy Bear caused widespread controversy by offering a ""Crazy for You"" Bear which wore a white strait jacket with a red heart embroidered and a tag entitled ""Commitment Papers"" came with the bear. Mental health groups from all over the U.S. asked for the bear to be pulled out of production, VTB kept the bear up for sale but sold out quickly and Elizabeth Robert, the company head, resigned from the board of Vermont's largest hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care. In May, VTB agreed to be acquired by a Mustang Group led investment group for $6.50 a share. VTB was"
"Bearbrick Bearbrick (rendered Be@rbrick) is a collectible toy designed and produced by the Japanese company MediCom Toy Incorporated. The name is derived from the fact that the figure is a cartoon-style representation of a bear and that it is a variation of MediCom's Kubrick design. The at sign in the place of the letter ""a"" is a visual device that is a part of the Bearbrick brand, and as such, a trademark of MediCom Toy. The figure is an anthropomorphized bear with an extremely simplified form and a pot belly. Each plastic figure features nine parts (widely referred to as"
"Me to You Bears Me to You Bears (also known as Tatty Teddies) is the brand name of a collection of teddy bears made by the Carte Blanche Greetings Ltd. They are often found in Clinton Cards. They were first created in 1987 and appeared in their current guise in 1995. A number of products are available related to Tatty Teddy including plush toys, figurines, cards, mugs, and wedding accessories. The beginnings of Me to You started in 1987 when Carte Blanche Greetings chairman and Founder, Stephen Haines, approached Mike Payne to create a group of 'cute' characters to appear"
"introduced its Hermann Teddy Miniaturen line. In 2000 Teddy-Hermann introduced its Teddy-Hermann Collectors’ Club. Teddy-Hermann Teddy-Hermann GmbH is an international manufacturer of teddy bears and other plush toys based in Hirschaid, Germany. Teddy-Hermann is one of the oldest teddy bear producers in Germany. Its products are highly valued among collectors. The main products of Teddy-Hermann are teddy bears and other plush animals, including among others cats, dogs, monkeys, and birds. The company groups its products into three main lines: Hermann Teddy Original, Hermann Teddy Miniaturen, and Hermann Teddy Collection. The Hermann Teddy Original line is directed toward collectors and encompasses"
"AG Bear AG Bear or Almost Grown Bear is a talking teddy bear that responds to human voice. He was designed by Ron Milner, and manufactured by Axlon, a company formed by Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, through his Catalyst Technologies venture capital firm. The manufacturer's tag on AG—which stands for ""Almost Grown""--lists the bear's production date as 1985. The bear was a commercial success due to its interactive capabilities: AG Bear is equipped with a voice box which was originally intended to mimic the intonation of the human voice or other sounds in the environment,"
"Teddy Atelier Stursberg Teddy Atelier Stursberg is a well-known international company producing teddy bears since 1995. They started their business in Wuppertal, Germany later moved to Berlin, Germany. Since 2003 they worked in the UK. The teddies are handmade items, made of high quality materials (mainly Mohair). They are all limited to one item. The Teddy Atelier Stursberg sold a Teddy to the folk singer Carolyn Hester in 1997. This was the start of their international career. Teddy Atelier Stursberg has sold teddies to collectors all over the world. They have attended international fairs in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and"
"Golden Bear Toys Golden Bear Products Ltd. is a British toy manufacturing company that was formed in 1979 by John Hales and Christine Nicholls. Golden Bear operates from its headquarters in Telford, Shropshire and opened an office in Hong Kong in 2001. The company has sold a broad range of licensed and branded products including ""Thomas and Friends"", My 1st JCB, ""Charlie and Lola"", ""Pingu"", ""Noddy"", ""Peppa Pig"", ""Brum"", ""Bob the Builder"", ""Cars"", ""Dora the Explorer"", ""Hana's Helpline"", ""Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"", ""Sooty"" and ""Teletubbies"". They also produce new properties, like Bush Baby World. ""My First Thomas & Friends"""
"handcrafted teddy bears in an open-air market in Burlington, Vermont. Sortino happened upon the idea of packaging and selling bears through the mail when a tourist visiting Burlington wanted a bear mailed to her home. The concept was called the ""Bear-Gram"", which features the customized teddy bear placed in a box (complete with an ""air hole"") and stuffed with other goodies. By 1995, the company moved into its new headquarters in Vermont's Champlain Valley. The company has two factories: one in Shelburne and one in Newport. The Shelburne factory is an especially popular tourist destination, and also served as a"
"Tokyo, among others. Since 1920, TOUS has created jewelry as the company’s core-business, but also produces a broad range of accessories, such as bags, watches, perfumes, eyeglasses, textiles and small leather goods. As of 2012, the company produces 30 annual collections. During one of her trips, in 1985, Oriol drew inspiration from what would later become one of the leading icons of the brand name, the emblematic teddy bear. “""During one of my trips, I saw a small teddy bear in a shop window and it brought back all the endearing memories of my childhood. And then I thought: Why"
"""StarCraft"", and ""Daytona USA"". A successful electronic toy of the company was the Pense Bem, a toy computer introduced in 1988 that asked questions to kids on geography and history. Another product, the Teddy Ruxpin, is a teddy bear that moves and tells stories, licensed by Tectoy for release in Brazil. The Magic Star, a plastic singing toy based on a character from ""Monica's Gang"", was popular in the 1980s and later was rereleased in 2013. Other toys include the Mr. Show electronic question and answer game, as well as Sapo Xulé, a frog doll wearing sneakers, and toys developed"
"lines of the 1980s, the Care Bears. This brand, for which Play Along was awarded ""License of the Year 2002"" by the Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA). As the company's toy lines continued to grow, so did the Play Along team, having grown from a staff of five into a company with more than 100 employees, both in the U.S. and Hong Kong, producing toys for multiple brands including the Care Bears, The Dog and Friends, The Lord of the Rings: Armies of Middle-earth, The Cat in the Hat, Teletubbies, Curly Q's, Doodle Bear, Sky Dancers and the Cabbage Patch"
"the UK. The Teddy Museum in Berlin, Germany, has a range of their teddies on display. Teddy Atelier Stursberg was featured in various international Teddy and Doll magazines in Germany and the Netherlands. Teddy Atelier Stursberg Teddy Atelier Stursberg is a well-known international company producing teddy bears since 1995. They started their business in Wuppertal, Germany later moved to Berlin, Germany. Since 2003 they worked in the UK. The teddies are handmade items, made of high quality materials (mainly Mohair). They are all limited to one item. The Teddy Atelier Stursberg sold a Teddy to the folk singer Carolyn Hester"
"Luna the Wolf. The character is not available to buy anywhere in the world. Me to You Bears Me to You Bears (also known as Tatty Teddies) is the brand name of a collection of teddy bears made by the Carte Blanche Greetings Ltd. They are often found in Clinton Cards. They were first created in 1987 and appeared in their current guise in 1995. A number of products are available related to Tatty Teddy including plush toys, figurines, cards, mugs, and wedding accessories. The beginnings of Me to You started in 1987 when Carte Blanche Greetings chairman and Founder,"
"Bukowski Design Bukowski Design AB is a Swedish company specialising in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of teddybears and other stuffed animals as well as decorations and similar items. The company is represented in approximately 20 European countries and exhibits its products at a number of international trade fairs including Formex in Stockholm, the Tendence and Ambiente shows in the Messe Frankfurt exhibition centre in Frankfurt, and Maison et Objet in Paris. The company's business model has been analysed academically. The company for a period of 11 years made a mascot teddybear for the PR Association for Nordic Libraries."
"Bukowski Design Bukowski Design AB is a Swedish company specialising in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of teddybears and other stuffed animals as well as decorations and similar items. The company is represented in approximately 20 European countries and exhibits its products at a number of international trade fairs including Formex in Stockholm, the Tendence and Ambiente shows in the Messe Frankfurt exhibition centre in Frankfurt, and Maison et Objet in Paris. The company's business model has been analysed academically. The company for a period of 11 years made a mascot teddybear for the PR Association for Nordic Libraries."
"Ty Inc. Ty Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Founded by Ty Warner in 1986, Ty is now the largest manufacturer of stuffed plush toys in the world. It designs, develops and sells products exclusively to specialty markets worldwide. Beanie Boos (November 1993 – 1999; 2000–present): These handheld plush animals filled with cotton and plastic pellets evolved into the world's first Internet sensation. Currently there are hundreds of different styles and variations of Beanie Boos. Ty began by producing stuffed toy cats, and has produced many stuffed animals since. The company's"
"in centimeters; P = ""Plüsch"", plush; and B = ""beweglich"", moveable limbs). At its debut at the Leipzig Toy Fair in 1903, the bear initially attracted little attention, but its fortunes were saved when an American buyer snapped up the entire lot of 100 bears and ordered another 3,000 just before the exhibition finished. The heyday of the Steiff company thus began. At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, the Steiffs sold 12,000 bears and received the Gold Medal, which was the highest honor at the event. The kind of toy bear they pioneered acquired the appellation ""teddy"" from"
"teddy bears. In the United Kingdom one small, traditional teddy bear company remains, Merrythought, which was established in 1930. Mohair, the fur shorn or combed from a breed of long haired goats, is woven into cloth, dyed and trimmed. Alpaca teddy bears are made from the pelt of an alpaca because the fiber is too soft to weave. In addition to mohair and alpaca, there is a huge selection of ""plush"" or synthetic fur made for the teddy bear market. Both these types of fur are commercially produced. Teddy bears are a favourite form of soft toy for amateur toy"
"Foundations logo. Since 1999, Ty has produced an annual signature bear named """"(year) Signature Bear."""" These have featured Ty Warner's signature either on a heart, printed throughout the fabric, or a combination of both, and have varied in color each year. Teddy the bear was the first Beanie Baby to sit-up like a teddy bear. Teddy was produced in six colors: brown, cranberry, jade, violet, teal, and magenta. Teddy's face underwent a considerable change in the summer of 1995, as the ""new face"" design replaced the ""old face"" versions of the bears. Teddy brown was the only version of Teddy"
"a teddy bear. I immediately realised there was a huge potential for a mascot beyond the 2D logo"". The bear was named after her hometown of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, where her grandfather was mayor. A reproduction of the bear mascot (made of vegetation) is in Pudsey park, near the town centre. Originally introduced for the 1985 appeal, Pudsey Bear was created as a triangular shaped logo, depicting a yellow-orange teddy bear with a red bandana tied over one eye. The bandana had a pattern of small black triangles. The mouth of the bear depicted a sad expression. The lettering ""BBC"""
"Teddy Ruxpin Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking bear. The bear's mouth and eyes moved while ""reading"" stories that were played on an audio tape cassette deck built into its back. It was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies, and the first version of the toy was designed by the firm RKS Design. Later versions would use a digital cartridge in place of a cassette. At the peak of his popularity, Teddy Ruxpin became the best-selling toy of 1985 and 1986, and the 2006 version was"
"Ideal Toy Company Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris and Rose Michtom. During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States. Their most popular dolls included Betsy Wetsy, Toni, Saucy Walker, Shirley Temple, Miss Revlon, Patti Playpal, Tammy, Thumbelina, Tiny Thumbelina, and Crissy. Their last big hit was the Rubik's Cube. Morris and Rose Michtom founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in Brooklyn when they invented the Teddy bear in 1903. After Michtom's death in 1938, the company changed its name to the Ideal Toy"