Antedating of Teddy Bear(s) 1905 (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

Thirty years?  I've been known to give up after about ten minutes on
some stuff . .  .


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

>
> 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
>
Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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