The Teddy Bear Craze

The golden age of teddy bears, which lasted from 1903 until the beginning of the Second World War. Bears have been very popular, a popularity of Beanie Babies or Pokemon, and all someone had a teddy bear, were mainly upper-class women and their children, and toys that are still relatively expensive, they are treated with care and pride.

Teddy could not be produced reliably and economically, and therefore were handmade crafts. German and U.S. firmsimproved the production of teddy bears, the gearbox, but a long experience in Toymaking German synonym of quality that the bears have been much better and lower prices than the Americans could manage. German industry soon dominate the global industry Teddy Bears - but, unfortunately, fell headlong into World War

The war has left the U.S. toy industry to recover and grow to several times its original size, while America has committed only in the fight - butIronically, the Great Depression a few years later, nearly killed the industry in America, where most of the production of Teddy returned to Germany. The Germans were with their innovative take this time, so that bears, all kinds of tricks, including dancing and playing melodies may cause little.

The reason why the Second World War and the end of the golden age has always ended in the manufacture of soft toys, but also led to the development of technologies that couldbe used for mass production, Teddy. When Teddy returned after the war, they were more involved, have been mass produced in automated factories. The bears were made from artificial materials, so that in a washing machine, with plastic eyes and foam padding. Worse, production shifted entirely to the east, where the plants are able to fight for a fraction of the price. How to get cheap teddy bears, are becoming increasingly popular, but the quality of Teddy would not be enoughbe the same.