Who is behind the making of the first toy teddy bear?
Several stories tell who was behind the making of the teddy bear toy but here is one which is the most popular. The first official toy bear called teddy bear was made by Morris Michtom. He had a small candy store in Brooklyn in New York. Rose, his wife was making toy bear to be sold in the store. Michtom sent a toy bear to Roosevelt and sought permission to use the name of teddy bear and he got a positive reply from Roosevelt. Michtom and another company called Butler Brothers started a mass production of the teddy bears. Soon, Michtom started his own company within a year called Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.
