Morris Michtom
Morris Michtom | |
|---|---|
 Michtom in New York | |
| Born | September 12, 1869 |
| Died | July 21, 1938 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, businessman |
| Spouse | Rose |
| Children | Emily (1897-1986) and Joseph (1890-1951) |
Morris Michtom (September 12, 1869 – July 21, 1938)Ideal Novelty and Toy Company which, after Michtom's death, became the largest doll-making company in the United States.
Biography
Michtom was born into a
Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn
by day and made stuffed animals with his wife Rose at night.
The teddy bear was inspired by a cartoon by
American president Theodore Roosevelt—commonly called "Teddy"—having compassion for a bear at the end of an unsuccessful hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902. Michtom saw the drawing and created a tiny plush bear cub which he sent to Roosevelt. Michtom put a plush bear in the shop window with a sign "Teddy's bear." After the creation of the bear in 1902, the sale of the bears was so brisk that in 1907 Michtom created the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.[6]
Michtom died in Brooklyn, New York on the July 21, 1938, at the age of 68.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-385-14143-7. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ The Rubber age. Palmerton Pub. Co. 1938. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Rose and Morris Michtom and the Invention of the Teddy Bear". American Jewish Historical Society. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ISBN 9780787986223.
- ^ SAVE BEDFORD STUYVESANT: The Teddy Bear was born in Bedford Stuyvesant. Savebedfordstuyvesant.blogspot.com (2009-04-02). Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
- ^ True story of the Teddy Bear by The Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodoreroosevelt.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-01.
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