Teddy Bears

Doris and Edward Teddy Bears At Heathrow

Doris and Edward Teddy Bears - Heathrow Airport

Christmas Bears Doris and Edward Land at Heathrow Following the hugely successful Christmas film which celebrates the gift of coming home, Doris and Edward Bair arrived at Heathrow on Dec. 20, to be greeted by their family, during the airport’s biggest week for emotional Christmas reunions. The bears traveled from Munich to Heathrow on a British Airways flight into Terminal 5 to be met by warm hugs and smiling faces in arrivals. During their journey they were given the star …

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Gyles Brandreth Donates Teddy Bears To Newby Hall

Gyles Brandreth - Newby Hall - Teddy Bears

Gyles Brandreth – Teddy Bears – Newby Hall One of the world’s largest collections of famous teddy bears is due to go on permanent display at Newby Hall near Ripon. The extensive collection was assembled by teddy bear enthusiasts Gyles Brandreth and his wife, Michele Brown, over many years and includes the original star of the Paddington 1970s animated TV series, Harry Corbett’s 1950s Sooty, Muppet Show stalwart Fozzie Bear donated by Jim Henson himself and the original Children in …

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Teddy Girl Teddy Bear – Furry Treasure

Steiff Teddy Girl - Teddy Bear

Steiff Teddy Girl – Teddy Bear In terms of collectability, Teddy Girl has it all. Her pedigree was impeccable. She was made by Steiff in 1904, just two years after the pioneering German manufacturer made their first jointed bear. Around the same time, the Ideal Toy Company of America made their first bears, calling them Teddy after President Theodore Roosevelt, who had famously refused to shoot a bear cub on a hunting trip. “The bear has commanded a special place …

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Make Room For The Teddy Bears!

Huw Smith and His 600 Teddy Bears

Huw Smith and His 600 Teddy Bears Retired couple upsize their home to a four-bedroom detached property… to make room for their 600-strong collection of Teddy Bears! Most people upsize their house to accommodate a growing family. But retired couple Huw and Jan Smith have a rather more fuzzy reason for moving into a bigger home – because behind the doors of their new residence live hundreds and hundreds of teddy bears. The pair have more than 600 of the …

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Steiff Collector Sells Bears For Thousands

Steiff Collector - Jena Pang

Steiff Collector – Jena Pang and His Bears A Steiff collector has sold his collection of antique teddy bears for more than £95,000 at auction. A total of 95 bears, including 32 made by Steiff, were sold by Special Auction Services in Newbury for Steiff collector Jena Pang. Mr Pang has been a collector for 12 years but sold them ahead of a move to Hong Kong. The bears sold for £95,827, with one of them fetching £8,260. Seven lots …

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