Talk:Richard Steiff
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[edit] Inventing the teddy bear
The invention of the teddy bear has also been attributed to Morris Michtom (and his wife Rose).
- Teddy Bear History - Invention of the Teddy Bear. The Great Idea Finder. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- Mary Bellis. History of the Teddy Bear. about.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- Rose and Morris Michtom and the Invention of the Teddy Bear. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- History of the Teddy Bear. The Teddy Bear Museum. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
The last reference, the Teddy Bear Museum, gives some context.
- 1894 - an early stuffed bear by German toy company Gebrüder Sussenguth.
- 1897 - Steiff company toy has toy bear in catalogue and at toy fair
- 1899 - Margaret Steiff gets patent on a few soft toy bears
- 1902 - Morris Michtom sells the first "Teddy’s Bear" in his toy shop in the U.S.
So, "teddy bear" and even toy bear / stuffed bear are not correct. — ERcheck (talk) 03:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
