Antedating of Teddy Bear(s) 1905

[Shapiro, Fred]

Sam,

Nice one!  I had tried for 30 years to find a pre-1906 citation for _Teddy bear_, without success.

Fred Shapiro



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Subject: Antedating of Teddy Bear(s) 1905

Fred is the master on this one.  I just got lucky with a wonky search engine over at Newspaperarchive.

>From the _Post Standard_ Syracuse NY  20 Nov. 1905  9/2

[An advertisement for D. Mccarthy & Sons( Department store), specifically the section about their Toyland]

   [quote] "Teddy" bears holding little cubs in their arms like real mothers are the latest arrivals; be sure to see them; see all other things as they come along, but most are already here.[/quote]

Sam Clements

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