Morris Minchtom
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Morris Michtom one of the people who claimed credit for inventing the "Teddy Bear" was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Mitchtom, who arrived in New York in 1887 was selling candy in his shop at 404 Tompkins Avenuein Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn by day, and making stuffed animals with his wife Rose at night.
Teddy's Bear came about in response to a cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman depicting Teddy Roosevelt having compassion for a bear at the end of an unsuccessful hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902. After the creation of the bear in 1903, the sale of the bears was brisk that Michtom created the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company. The company went through many iterations before disappeariing.
Added by Anne on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 8:45pm, Last edited by JustMagicMaria on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 7:15pm
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