(1906) Charles Sackman

Probably Charles Sackman. This adorable early American teddy was made by Charles Sackman of New York in 1907. Some still retain their original patent tag stapled to left ear(19th February 1907

There is some overall wear to the mohair and a non working squeaker in his tum, deep-set boot buttons eyes. He remains in strong condition with original brown stitched nose, 5 stitched claws, is stuffed with a mixture of wood-wool and kapok and measures 13" tall.

Charles Sackman made bears from 1906. In his patent application, Sackman claims, "I have invented certain new and useful improvements in toy animals". One "invention" he claims as his own is the forming of depressions to create eye sockets enabling the buttons to be well-secured and simulating the "deep-set" appearance of real animals

So many firms copied one another during the early years of teddy bear production, and it is interesting to see how this wonderful example possesses many characteristics of an Ideal bear and may have been mistakenly identified as such had it not been for his ear tag. These bears were clearly put into production to compete with the more expensive rival companies.

This is a wonderful example of teddy bear history

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