Collection Teddy Bear
Collection Teddy Bear
Collecting Teddy Bears
Teddy Bears almost always evoke a massive response from children, even very small children, they are immediately drawn to a teddy bear. The Teddy Bear can be the ‘first love’ of a child’s life and that special love between a child and his teddy bear can last a lifetime. The Teddy Bear can bring immense joy and relief from loneliness to both adults and children, he also makes a really great mascot/companion and has done so for many years. For example take the famous aviatrix, Amy Johnson, who flew solo from England to Australia in her aeroplane ‘Jason’, she took a teddy bear mascot with her and don’t forget the famous Donald Campbell whose bear was called Mr Whoppit, after Campbell’s fatal crash at Conniston Mr Whoppit survived, apparently he floated to the top of the water. There are literally hundreds more famous and infamous people who have had a teddy bear as a mascot and some of their stories are truly amazing.
However, ‘collecting’ teddy bears is a relatively new collecting area, at first teddy bear collectors were often regarded as amiable eccentrics who just collected old and worthless toys because of some sort of nostalgic idea they may have had. This idea, fortunately, has somewhat disappeared since the media reported teddy bears selling at auction for big prices (such as the famous Steiff Teddy Bear called ‘Teddy Girl’ who sold for £110,000 at Christies in South Kensington, London). Today there are not many people who would joke about owning or collecting teddy bears. Unlike many other collectibles where only ‘old’ items are worth considering in your collection, with teddy bears it is much different, as a serious collector often mixes very old bears with new teddy bears in his collection. He might even add a substantial amount of teddy bear memorabilia too. He can also collect teddy bears who wear ‘big’ labels such as the famous Steiff (button-in-ear) alongside old bears with no make at all and even some artist bears, infact such an array of teddy bears makes the hug look very appealing.
Alongside the Teddy Bear himself, many items relating to him have also become collectible, take for example books. Old teddy bear books are extremely desirable, especially where they concern famous teddy bears such as Winnie, Paddington or Rupert, take the lovely old Winnie the Pooh songbooks which seem magical or some of the old Rupert Annuals, they are still loved as much today as when they were first published. Another very famous book which is very special, especially for teddy bear collectors, is the famous ‘Bear With Me’ written by the actor, peter Bull who, along with his friend, Colonel Robert Henderson, changed so many peoples attitudes towards teddy bear collecting. Collecting old teddy bear books is a massive subject to start upon, so it is best left to specialist book sellers at this moment in time.
By the 1970′s teddy bear collecting had grown in popularity, especially in the United States and by the time the 1980′s had arrived, there was indeed a Teddy Bear boom. The famous London Auctioneers, Christies hit the headlines bigtime when they started to hold special teddy bear auctions. The interest in teddy bears just soared and as well as International Collectors Clubs starting up there were also a number of museums started in many countries across the world.
Today Teddy Bear Collecting is popular the entire world over and bears are collected by both men and women alike. There no longer appears to be a stigma attached to it for at last, it is taken seriously.
About the Author
Gino loves fast cars, especially fast italian cars. Gino also loves anything Italian. Gino also heads an old teddy bear site which is full of adorable old teddy bears and their friends.
Please visit his website at www.ginosbears.co.uk
Vermont Teddy Bears 2008 Valentine’s Day Collection
|
|
Barbie Swimming Arm Bands Inflatable Floating Pool Pink Toys / Games Girls 73194 £5.95 |
|
|
Pink Barbie Dressing Up Shoes Sandals Pre School Girls Fancy Dress £0.99 |
|
|
Bratz Barbie dolls carry houses £4.99 |
|
|
DRESS FOR BARBIE FASHIONISTA, BNIB £0.99 |
|
|
blackberry barbie phone cover £0.99 |
|
|
BARBIE TYPEWRITER £6.00 |
|
|
barbie top plus shorts age 4-5 x con £0.99 |
|
|
BRAND NEW NEVER BEEN WORN SIZE 12 BARBIE PINK MINI DRESS £1.44 |
|
|
HELLO KITTY Barbie rare BNIB PINK LABEL 2008 SANRIO NEW £129.99 |
|
|
Special Edition Australian Barbie Doll £6.50 |
|
|
Collector Edition Mexican Barbie Doll £7.50 |
|
|
CUTE BARBIE PINK BUTTERFLY DESIGN BABY SWIMSUIT – AGE 6-9 MONTHS £1.99 |
|
|
HALLMARK KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT BARBIE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY £10.12 |
|
|
Barbie Light Baby Pink White Diamond Diamante Statement Ring Choochie Choo £6.99 |
|
|
BARBIE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SISTER SHELLY DOLL DRESSED £0.99 |
|
|
Barbie Children Watch 3D #BW1 £0.99 |
|
|
Barbie Hot Tub Party Bus £9.99 |
|
|
Barbie ‘Lovin You’ (1983) Skirt and Bodice £3.50 |
|
|
DRESS FOR BARBIE FASHIONISTA, BNIB £0.99 |
|
|
Jacob Twilight New Moon Doll £27.99 |
|
|
BARBIE ISLAND PRINCESS PINK MAIDEN DOLL NEW NIB £12.99 |
|
|
10 Childrens Barbie Doll Plastic Rings Party Bag Filler £2.25 |
|
|
Sindy Doll dressed in a Blue floral full skirted dress no.106 £5.50 |
|
|
Barbie DVD – Rapunzel £4.99 |
|
|
BARBIE BASICS Model No 03 Collection 001 LBD Black Label MIB NRFB Steffie Face £15.79 |
|
|
Barbie I Can Be Art Teacher Doll £10.49 Barbie est une passionnée d’art. Avec ce set Barbie professeur de dessin de MATTEL, les enfants découvrent une poupée artiste. Barbie peint vraiment, il suffit d’actionner un bouton spécial. En trempant le pinceau dans l’eau froide, des motifs apparaissen… |
|
|
Barbie Colouring Set £0.01 Set of 8 colouring sheets, 6 colouring pencils and 15 resuable stickers Age 3+… |
|
|
Barbie ‘Pop Art’ Single Duvet £8.85 Barbie Duvet Cover Set – Single…. |
|
|
Barbie in a Mermaid Tale 2 [DVD] £5.54 … |
|
|
Barbie – Princess Charm School [DVD] £5.36 … |
|
|
Barbie In A Mermaid Tale [DVD] £3.53 … |
|
|
Disney Princess -Ultimate £2.91 … |
|
|
Barbie of Swan Lake [DVD] £3.49 … |
|
|
Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses [DVD] £2.88 … |
|
|
Barbie Wallpaper Border £28.00 Wallpaper Border (not self-adhesive) - Width 12 cm, length 17 m. - For a better and convenient stick, the border us cutted in 70cm pieces and used together. The pattern fits together exactly, infinitely expandable. The special, hard-wearing paper with elevated white clay has the strength of 120g / m². The vibrant colors make aware the perfect color scale…. |
|
|
Wade Whimsies: POLAR BEAR £0.99 |
|
|
HERMANN TEDDY BEAR OLD £55.00 |
|
|
vintage care bears poseable figures £12.50 |
|
|
Build a Bear Winter Set inc Cap, Boots and Scarf £5.00 |
|
|
me to you bear with 21 key £1.00 |
|
|
Me To You Figurine FOREVER YOURS 2003 £5.55 |
|
|
BNWT KID CONNECTION BEANIE PLUSH SOFT TOY MINI JUNGLE ANIMAL 41/2″ COLLECTABLE £4.99 |
|
|
BLUE NOSE FRIEND ME TO YOU 4″ #54 (SPECIAL) STILTS THE STORK BNWT *NEW* £9.99 |
|
|
Suzuki Bearing RN 22x28x30 Part # 09263-22063 £8.19 |
|
|
A CHAD VALLEY PINK TEDDY BEAR HOLDING A PHOTO FRAME £3.99 |
|
|
Paws for Thought Teddy Bear 1st First Birthday Ornament, Cake Topper, Keepsake. £1.50 |
|
|
Care Bear Winking Good Luck Bear £2.75 |
|
|
NEW 3 pairs pink bear socks – baby girl 0-6 months £0.99 |
|
|
Vintage PIT Party Trading Card Game USA Parker Brothers Bull & Bear Edition £2.99 |
|
|
BLUE NOSE FRIEND ME TO YOU 4″ #37 (SPECIAL) RUBY THE ROBIN BNWT *NEW* £13.99 |
|
|
STEERING STEM HEAD BEARINGS KIT KLX450R KX450F 06-11 KAWASAKI £24.99 |
|
|
Build a Bear 3 Piece Set inc Black & White Top, Zebra Print Leggings & Shoes £7.50 |
|
|
Very Large Cuddly Brown Bear *NEW* £14.99 |
|
|
TEDDY BEAR HOLDER £2.50 |
|
|
Build a Bear Dog with summer and winter outfits, fluffy boots, and roller skates £12.76 |
|
|
4 X Glow in the Dark Double Bearing Wheel For Fingerboard Skateboard Wooden H06 £4.99 |
|
|
Me to You Tatty Teddy Bear – Just Married – Bride & Groom – With Tags £4.99 |
|
|
BLUE NOSE FRIEND ME TO YOU 8″ #27 (SPECIAL) BREEZE THE BUTTERFLY BNWT *NEW* £14.99 |
|
|
JANLYNN STAMPED CROSS STITCH BABY BIB “A CLOWN BEAR” £4.75 |
|
|
REALLY CUTE BLUE BUILD A BEAR WITH SILVER FLECKS AND BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES £3.70 |
|
|
Prince Lionheart Original Slumber Bear – Cream £19.97 Invented by a doctor, and effectively used in hospital nurseries for over 25 years! The Original Slumber Bear contains the ONLY actual intra-uterine, recorded womb sound to help lull your Baby to sleep in minutes! Sound and motion sensors re-activate recording when Baby cries or jostles bear. Additional hook and loop straps allow you to secure the removable audio box to crib rails, strollers and m… |
|
|
Amscan 9-inch Little Charlie Bear Plate £2.49 Little Charley bear party plates… |
|
|
Character World Me To You Bear Shaped Plush Cushion £7.50 Loads more Me To You products at our store. Please click on logo for many more products. Fast shipping. Competitive prices. Great bedroom items…. |
|
|
Driving Towards The Daylight – Ltd. Digibook £8.99 … |
|
|
El Camino £6.98 … |
|
|
Locked Down £7.72 … |
|
|
Epson Original T0615 Black and Colour Multipack Ink Cartridges (4 DuraBrite Ultra Inks – T0611 Black, T0612 Cyan, T0613 Magenta, T0614 Yellow) £23.20 Epson DURABrite Ultra ink – no smudging, no fading – simply perfect prints whatever you’re printing. Epson’s DURABrite Ultra ink has an exclusive technology where each pigment particle is coated in resin…. |
|
|
Epson Original T061140 Ink Cartridge for Stylus D68/D88/DX3800/DX4200/DX4800 (Teddy) – Black £4.99 Epson has earned a strong reputation for first-class printers, which offer an outstanding combination of quality, reliability and value for money. However, unless these products are complemented by Epson consumables to match, users cannot expect to fully capitalize on their investment. Epson understands that printing is a process, with printer, inks and paper working together to offer the ultimate… |
|
|
MoKo(TM) GENUINE Leather Folio Cover Case with Multi-Angle Stand for Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Android Tablet (TF201 Sleeve), Black £19.99 Custom designed for your precious Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 10.1-Inch Android Tablet, this MoKo case features a combination of functionality and style. Premium quality GENUINE leather boosts a classy look; access to all controls and features; adjustable stand with specially designed velcro platform for ANY viewing angle. Well built to protect your Asus Transformer Prime for the years to come…. |
|
|
Haribo Gold bears Drum – 600pcs £5.99 1 tub of 600pcs… |
