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This is my sad teddy bear he does not have a name and he does not know his creator, can you help us
Past Time BearsCan you give us a little more information, Mervin? I'll make a guess that he is a Knickerbocker bear from the 1950s.
Posts: 5He does not have any tag on him, I do have other images of him. he was loves very much. he has some wear and was repaired by sewing. I do have other images of him.
Mervin
DoodlebearsSue Ann is absolutely right, the bear is a Knickerbocker bear.
Knickerbocker Bears
The Knickerbocker Toy Company was founded around 1850 in Albany, New York and started out manufacturing educational toys, like alphabet blocks. The unusual name 'Knickerbocker' derived from the nickname for the citizens of New York. The name is a reference to the baggy trousers the original Dutch settlers wore.
The first bears ascribed to Knickerbocker are from around 1925, when the company started to use permanent labels. The company was proud to produce high quality toy animals and called them 'Animals of Distinction'. The Knickerbocker bears were by far the best American bears from that period, but still quite affordable.
In the 1960's, the company won the license to manufacture 'Smokey Bear', until 1977 en became reasonably famous with it. Even a talking version was made, with a build-in tape that told the children about preventing forest fires.
In 1968 the company moved to Middlesex, New Jersey. There, they imported the different parts from Korea, sown and all. At the end of the 1980's the company was closed down.
I hope this information helps.
Hugs Jane. 
Posts: 5Thanks Sue and Jane he Has a moulded Plastic or Rubber face and ears Can I wash his Face With dish detergent. I want to clean him or her up a little
Mervin
Past Time BearsMy thinking is that, yes, you could give the bear's face a gentle cleaning. I would stress "gentle" and with a very mild detergent. Good luck!
Matilda Huggington-beareOH MY !! he is adorable!! where did you get him???
Wendy
