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United States of America
History
Ideal was the first company to make teddy bears in the United States. Ideal bears are characterised by their triangular shaped heads, and they have been producing the same style of bear for several decades. Other well-known American companies include Knickerbocker, Applause, Gund and the North American Bear Co, famous for their unusual character bears of famous people.
Compagnies
company, city, years and the year of the first teddy bear
Aetna Toy Animal Co., New York NY, 1906 - 1919, first teddy bear in 1906
Bruin Manufacturing Co., 1907 - ????, first teddy bear in 1907
Character Novelty Co., Norwalk CT, 1932 - 1983, first teddy bear in 1946
Columbia Teddy Bears Manufacturers, New York NY, 1907 - ????, first teddy bear in 1907
Ideal Novelty & Toy Co., New York NY, 1902 - 1984, first teddy bear in 1903
Knickerbocker, Albany NY, 1850 - 1980, first teddy bear in 1925
Stuffed Toy Co., ?, ?
Strauss Manufacturing Co. Inc., New York, NY, 1907 - ????, first teddy bear in 1907
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