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[1] [2] The bears were manufactured by Merrythought company. [3] Punkinhead was the main character in a series of children's books published by the T. Eaton Company, a large department store in Toronto, Ontario. To promote the sale of the stuffed bear and the books, the store created a song about him and sold recordings of it. [4]
Florence Attwood (24 July 1907 [1] - 7 April 1952) [2] [3] was an English toy designer and maker who became chief designer at toy manufacturer Merrythought, producing the company's first range of toys. [3] Attwood was responsible for some of the company's most iconic designs, including the signature Merrythought bear. [4]
This was a short-lived partnership and Merrythought ended up bringing production back in-house in early 2010 and have since then continued to manage all elements of the business from Ironbridge, Shropshire. All Merrythought teddy bears are still 100% handmade in England. Oliver Holmes died from cancer, aged 60, on 30 April 2011.
"The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia" states that the Alpha Bear inspired the creation of Winnie the Pooh - Christopher Robin Milne (son of the Winnie the Pooh books' author A. A. Milne and basis of the character Christopher Robin) owned one of the Alpha Bears. [1] The company premises were destroyed by fire in 1934 and by bombing in 1940.
Mr Whoppit was the teddy bear mascot of Donald Campbell, the land and water speed record holder. Writing in his 2011 book, Donald Campbell: The Man Behind The Mask, journalist David Tremayne described Whoppit as Campbell's "magic talisman".
Paw of a 1998 edition Harrods Christmas bear. The Harrods Christmas bear is a teddy bear created by the Harrods department store in London, England in 1986. A limited edition Christmas bear is released every year to celebrate the holiday season, and bears from years' past have since become valuable collectors’ items. [1]
Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose. During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States.
The characters were inspired by a 1969 song written for children by British composer Carey Blyton (nephew of renowned children's author Enid Blyton).The jaunty song describes (an unspecified number of) bananas in pyjamas chasing teddy bears, with a slight twist at the end where a musical sting emphasises that the bananas like to "catch them unawares".