The Story of the Teddy Bear

In 19 o two, a nephew named richard stif started sketching out a toy based on a bear he saw. That's actually the very first name of the teddy bear, p b 55. Steif presented the bear at a toi fair in germany and there wasn't much interest at first. At the end of this show, which i believe was in leipzig, a buyer from the us placed an order for three thousand pieces. The original order of three thousand went missing. But whatever happened, that was just the beginning. More orders came, and then more and more. By the year 19 o seven, the company made over one million teddy bears