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Teddy bear collectors are known as arctophiles from the Greek words arcto (bear) and philos (lover).
The name Teddy Bear comes from one of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trips to Mississippi. There were several other hunters competing, and most of them had already shot something. A suite of Roosevelt's attendants, lead by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied to a willow tree an American Black Bear after a long exhausting chase with hounds. They called Roosevelt to the site and suggested he shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this un-sportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery, and it became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902. While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a white handler and a disgusted Roosevelt had symbolic overtones, later issues of that and other Berryman
ADORABLE STEIFF 1920 S BEARHERE IS A RARE 1920 S BEAR WITH FF BUTTON IN HIS EAR. THIS CUTIE STANDS 18 INCHES HIGH AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. ALL ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR THE RIBBON AROUND HIS NECK. BEAUTIFUL FULL GOLDEN MOHAIR!! GORGEOUS GLASS EYES AND ORIGINAL MOUTH AND NOSE STITCHING. HE HAS ALL OF HIS ORIGINAL CLAWS AND NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO HIS PAW PADS. HIS ONLY FAULTS ARE WEAKNESS IN HIS UPPER ARMS AND MAYBE 1% FUR LOSS (VERY SMALL SPOT ON BACK OF HEAD AND BY UPPER RIGHT ARM). HE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION!!!! PLEASE SEE PICTURES. HE HAS A GROWLER THAT WORKS WHEN HE IS SHAKEN. THIS LITTLE GUY IS FANTASTIC!!! I WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN UNFRAMED DRAWING OF THIS BEAR THAT WAS DONE BY ME IF THE WINNER WOULD LIKE IT. DON T MISS OUT, HE IS A VERY RARE LITTLE GUY, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION! LAYAWAY AVAILABLE, EMAIL FOR DETAILS!!!!!Please use shipping calculator. Insurance REQUIRED!!!!!SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY PLEASE!!!!!!!! NO RETURNS, AS IS!!!!DUE TO NEW EBAY RULES I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYPAL, SORRY!! PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS UNLESS USING LAYAWAY.
The name Teddy Bear comes from one of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trips to Mississippi. There were several other hunters competing, and most of them had already shot something. A suite of Roosevelt's attendants, lead by Holt Collier, cornered, clubbed, and tied to a willow tree an American Black Bear after a long exhausting chase with hounds. They called Roosevelt to the site and suggested he shoot it. He refused to shoot the bear himself, deeming this un-sportsmanlike, but instructed that the bear be killed to put it out of its misery, and it became the topic of a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The Washington Post on November 16, 1902. While the initial cartoon of an adult black bear lassoed by a white handler and a disgusted Roosevelt had symbolic overtones, later issues of that and other Berryman
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