SOLD (1904) Strunz B Wilder 18 ins which is probably the same

which is probably the same age as she is

"Do you have a teddy bear book called 'The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia' by Pauline Cockrill

German Button   Label Fabric Mohair blond Size 12ins Eyes Original glass eyes Features Working YES/NO mechanism Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Wood wool Clothes Growl Number V41

This was the first year Knickerbocker made Teddy Bears and this is the first style produced by the company

SOLD (1904) Strunz B Wilder 18 ins which is probably the sameThis is B. Wilder, the only thing I know about him is that he belonged to my Great Uncle. His name was Foster B Snowden. Uncle Foster was born in 1892 in Pennsylvania . He told us that his father went to Germany and bought him back and gave it to him for his 5th birthday. We know that would make it 1897 and bears were not invented yet, unless he was made before the first documented bear. Wouldnt that be great? Most likely though, my uncle was older