| Since the birth of the teddy bear in 1902, his | | | | to teddy bear lovers back in the 1950's. |
| looks has changed, sometimes quite radically too, | | | | Cheeky Bears are now collected the whole world |
| of course it depends on the company producing | | | | over and they are extremely desirable to many |
| the teddy bear as, since he was born, every soft | | | | lovers of teddy bears. I would say, however, |
| toy company has it's own idea of how the teddy | | | | that these teddy bears often fetch very high |
| bear should look. Even the teddy bears | | | | prices when they are sold at auction or at |
| inventors, Steiff, have changed the look of the | | | | specialist teddy bear fairs, so it always pays to |
| teddy bear over the years. | | | | bring a Cheeky Bear home with you, especially if |
| The wonderful English Teddy Bear Company | | | | the Cheeky Bear you have chosen is from a |
| called Merrythought, has probably produced some | | | | very low edition size or if he is of an unusual |
| of the most diverse and at the same time | | | | colour, material or better still a combination of all |
| loveable teddy bears we know of. These teddy | | | | these traits. If you are looking to buy a teddy |
| bears are cute, cuddly, infact they are seriously | | | | bear as a gift for a very special person, I can |
| adorable, they are of course the very famous | | | | think of no better teddy bear than a Cheeky |
| and wonderful 'Cheeky' Bears. | | | | Bear. |
| Cheeky Bear first made his appearance in 1956 at | | | | Cheeky Bears are just so full of character that |
| a trade fair. A customer picked him up and said | | | | they do make really excellent mascots and as |
| "what a cheeky little bear" - the rest, as they | | | | they come in so many sizes, colours, etc. it |
| say, is history because from then on his name | | | | makes choice appealing. The late singer Dusty |
| stuck, he has been called Cheeky ever since! | | | | Springfield owned a gorgeous little Cheeky Bear |
| The Cheeky Bear was designed by Jean Barber. | | | | who she called Mr Einstein. |
| The original bears were made from gold plush and | | | | I love Cheeky Bears, there is one really special |
| shaggy gold mohair or art silk, they were kapok | | | | low edition bear that really is wonderful, it is a 'girl' |
| stuffed and had bells in both ears. Since his birth | | | | Cheeky who I call Lavendar (because she is the |
| the Cheeky Bear has been made in a vast array | | | | colour of Lavendar and has beautiful curly mohair), |
| of fabics and in some magnificant colours. | | | | she is a beautiful and desirable lady absolutely |
| Cheeky Bears are loved as much today (probably | | | | brimming full of life. |
| more so) than when they were first introduced | | | | |