Franklin Mint, The
Clay, Marianne
Six weeks before Christmas, The Franklin Mint took steps to change the sprawling direct sales comp…
Category: Teddy Bear and Friends
Seeing Stars in Philadelphia
Stanton, Diana
The 16th Annual Bright Star Promotions Teddy Bear Show in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania,…
The Cooperstown Catalog
Kinsey, Mindy
Catalogs are an editor’s stock-in-trade, so a company has to work fairly hard to impress one o…
Young at heart
Birtolo, Janina
Teddy bears have an enduring charm. Just ask the folks at The Dean’s Company, Great Britain’s oldest …
Teddy bear update
The 1999 Teddy Bear Jubilee, held in Kansas City in July, was an overwhelming success. The show boasted 262 conventionee…
Publisher’s note
Miller, David L
WHAT ABOUT THE SECONDARY MARKET? Can we expect to see more coverage in the future, especially artis…
Seeing time in a cat’s eyes
Dolan, Thomas G
“Every morning I wake up eager to go to work. I get lost in my creations and have to for…
Going, going, gone! How to buy at online auctions
Clay, Marianne
Even if you never raised your hand at any auction for fear ;you’ll …
Handmade happiness
Wood, Scott
“I just love what I do. It seems what appeals to me appeals to other people. I’m not sure why. I supp…
Editor’s note
Kinsey, Mindy
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, IN 1902, RICHARD AND Margarete Steiff created a jointed bear toy they called “bar…
