Gund Teddy Bears

I had a collection of stuffed animals when I was a little girl. Of course, over time, many of them fell apart. I brought my animals everywhere: on visits to my grandma, on car trips, even to the beach one time. Many photos were taken of me and my growing collection.

I miss those days when I used to have tea parties with them. Those were the days when I didn’t have to worry about things like mortgages. That is why I have started collecting these toys again. I like the selections available from Gund stuffed animals. They are cute and cuddly, just like my old stuffed friends.

Soft fluffy toys like stuffed animals make great presents for kids. Many of them feel that they have a sense of security if they have a familiar stuffed friend nearby. But there are several precautions that you should practice with regard to stuffed toys:

1. Make sure that there are no small removable parts that could fall off. This prevents choking in small children.

2. Choose stuffed toys made from fire-retardant materials.

3. Don’t make them dust traps. Make sure that you launder them properly before they get covered in dust bunnies.

4. Choose stuffed toys that are not made of furry materials if your child has allergies.

Teddy bears are well loved all over the world. They are probably even the most loved of the stuffed animals. Some kids, and even adults go as far as collecting bears.

The most collected bears of all are the Gund bears. Gund has been making beautiful, adorable teddy bears for more than a century now. The teddy bears are made of high-quality materials and are safe for kids of all ages and are indeed worth collecting.

Kids love stuffed toys. Most kids even sleep with a favorite stuffed animal. Kids sometimes feel more secure when they are hugging their favorite toy.  Alot of people still have their stuffed animal from when they were little.

In fact, stuffed toys are even used in therapy for kids who have been involved in a trauma of some sort. A stuffed toy can be a great companion, especially when a kid is lonely. It also enhances a kid’s imagination as he or she plays pretend.

There is no better companion to warm up the fall season than BLAKEFORD™ – a handsome and cuddly black bear.  He is crafted of soft black plush with stitched paw pads in brown plush.  He sports a red grosgrain (textured) ribbon around his neck and is available in 4 sizes – 13″, 18″, 28″, and 33″.  BLAKEFORD™  is available in 13″ size at  teddybearsareforever.com.

Graham Jr.™ is a 6 inch brown plush moose with honey colored stitched antlers and a striped red, green, and beige neck ribbon.  Graham is just one more indication that fall season is upon us.

GUND®  introduces their Mohair Bear Collection.  This year GUND®  celebrates its 110th anniversary – and what a better way to celebrate this rich tradition than with an exclusive line of genuine Mohair bears.

 These classic styled teddy bears are fully articulated and handcrafted of the finest mohair in the artist’s studio.  Mohair is a natural hair of the Angora goat and is extremely precious.  The crowning jewel of GUND’s® creations, The Treasured Teddies™  Mohair Bear Collection captures the true essence of a classical style collectible teddy bear.

Each teddy bear is numbered in a limited edition of 500 pieces and is packaaged with a Certificate of Authenticity in an elegant collector’s  presentation box.  A leatherette medallion with the teddy bear’s name adorns his neck.  An enamel charm with the trade mark Gotta Getta GUND on the bear’e ear denotes the exclusitivity of this collection.

Jonathan is a 16″ fully jointed, two-toned bear crafted of wavy, blush mohair with coco tipping,.  He has light brown suede paw pads, a hand trimmed muzzle, an embroidered nose, and crystal eyes.

Gregory is a 16″ fully jointed teddy bear crafted of curly, brown mohair with black tipping.  All four paw pads are chocolate brown suede.  He has a hand trimmed muzzle, brown embroidered nose and crystal eyes. 

Since 1898, Gund® has created huggable stuffed toys recognized worldwide for their quality and innovation. They remain the oldest and most successful soft toy manufacturer in the United States. Founded in Norwalk, Connecticut by Adolph Gund, the company was one of the first companies to design and manufacture teddy bears. The Gund® toys tradition has always been to use the best materials and craftsmanship and to promote safety standards for their products, such as securely attached eyes for their plush animals that children could not pull out. Jacob Swedlin, who took over Gund® when Adolph Gund retired in 1925, introduced the concept of industry licensing with Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Popeye and others.

The “Gotta Getta Gund®” advertising campaign began in the early 1980s, leading to widespread recognition of the company as a leading consumer brand in the toy industry. Today, the New Jersey-based company makes an extensive product line of licensed and unique characters both plus and soft under both the Gund® and BabyGund® brands.

The teddy bear was named for the 26th President of the United States, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. On November 14, 1902, Mr. Roosevelt was involved in the settlement of a border dispute between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. During a rest period in the settlement proceedings, Mr. Roosevelt attended a bear hunt, where he encountered a gravely injured young bear, ordering that it be killed and put out of its misery.

A political cartoon entitled “Drawing the Line in Mississippi” was published in the Washington Post depicting Roosevelt’s order for the mercy killing of the wounded bear. Cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman characterized the bear as a ferocious animal that had just killed a hunting dog in the first version of the cartoon, later revising the bear’s character into that of a cute, cuddly baby bear. The cartoon and the story it told became well-known quickly, and within a year’s time, the bear cub from the second version of the cartoon had inspired a children’s toy called the teddy bear.