The Teddy Bear Catalog

Prices, care and repair, lore, 100s of photos. Everything.

An illustrated compendium of stories, games, quizzes, crafts, recipes, and general information relating to Teddy bears their history and their personalities.

The Sears, Roebuck and Company's catalogs, published since 1896, always included toys and dolls for children even from its earliest days. Millions of kids watched their mailboxes each year for the postman's delivery of the Sears Christmas Wishbook... the unofficial start of the holiday season... and the official start of a kid's Christmas list. That's probably why the nickname "Wishbook" stuck. Today those old catalogs, so much a part of our childhood memories, are virtually lost. However, the toys and dolls pictured in those pages have become hot collectibles. Doll and teddy bear collectors number in the millions, with numerous magazines and nationwide conventions catering to them. And now there's big news! Those lost Wishbook pages from the Baby Boomer years of the Fifties and Sixties, jammed full of wonderful dolls and cute teddy bears, have been reproduced in The Doll & Teddy Bear Department, an exciting new book containing authorized reproductions of the best doll and teddy bear pages from 1950 through 1969. This 8 fi x 11 softcover book's 192 pages illustrate hundreds of now-collectible dolls and teddy bears... from the wildly popular to the obscure and rare: Barbi and Ken, Shirley Temple, Mme. Alexander, Lucy and Desi's Little Ricky, Betsy Wetsy, Tiny Tears, and hundreds of other dolls. Collectible teddy bears large and small are represented too, along with dollhouses and doll accessories... and their original low selling prices! Included is a commentary on the dolls, manufacturers and historical relevance. No book this comprehensive has ever been published before. If you are a collector, you must have The Doll & Teddy Bear Department Even if you're not a collector, you'll love seeing these charming Wishbook pages again for the happy memories that will return. Chances are you'll spot a long forgotten childhood friend here, too! -- Jam-packed with warm and happy childhood memories. Hundreds of photographs and illustrations with accompanying commentary

While nearly everyone has a memory of their own favorite tattered teddy bear, the details of the day President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear have been lost to time. Now, nearly 100 years later, the legend that has grown around that fateful encounter will captivate you in this delightful tale.Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen brings his magical touch to another great American legend with illustratons for the origins of America's favorite stuffed animal and how it got its name. Author Frank Murphy shares the history and lucky timing of two candy store entrepreneurs who took the story of President Theodore Roosevelt's warm-hearted gesture in refusing to shoot a cornered bear and turned it into a legend of the toy world. Relive the memory of your own timeless, tattered "Teddy's" bear with The Legend of the Teddy Bear.

Who hasn't been comforted by a well-worn, much-adored teddy bear? Here is practical advice on collecting, dressing, displaying, and caring for bears, together with quotes from famous bear lovers. Also includes an extensive resource section listing artisans, magazines, books, and annual fairs and contests for these huggable companions. Photographs and illustrations.

This encyclopedia brings the art of arctophily (teddy bear collecting) up to date. This edition adds 24 important antique and new bears to the more than 500 rare, familiar, classic and modern bears. Photos.

The family firm of J K Farnell & Co Ltd occupies a position of unparalleled importance in British soft toy history, firstly because it was the very first British toy company to manufacture teddy bears, and also because it created the actual bear that inspired A A Milne to write the Winnie the Pooh stories. Yet impressive as those facts undoubtedly are, they comprise just a small fraction of the fascinating Farnell story. Founded in the Nineteenth century, for decades J.K. Farnell & Co Ltd was the most respected and influential soft toy manufacturer in Britain. Thanks to the superior quality of its products, the company experienced enormous commercial success at national and international level - even in Germany, home to its biggest rival, there was great demand for Farnell products. Surviving economic depression, devastating fire, the ravages of World War II and other traumatic events, the company kept going until fundamental changes in the British toy market forced its closure in 1970. Since then, the Farnell name has been forgotten by all but a dedicated band of teddy bear enthusiasts and the true story of this pioneering British firm has fallen into obscurity. Now, thanks to Kathy Martin's intensive research, the facts about J K Farnell & Co Ltd and its fabulous teddy bears are revealed in this informative and entertaining book.