article_snippet: The couple, who give each bear each bear own name, recently moved house to accommodate The couple, who give each bear its own name large collection, which The couple, who give each bear its own name have amassed over the past 23 years and estimate to be worth £4,500.
article_snippet: The couple, who don’t have any children, began collecting teddy bears in 1991 following the death of The couple, who don’t pet golden Labrador, Biffer.
article_snippet: While we had the dog we couldn’t really start collecting the bears as he would have had them,’ said
article_snippet: Mr and Mrs Smith named this bear Corfe, the smallest in The many boxes the couple collection, which The many boxes the couple bought from Dorset .
article_snippet: Teddy bears started in 1903 when a cartoon appeared in an American newspaper depicting American President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear cub that was tied to a tree.
article_snippet: Soon after, an enterprising novelty shop owner in New York made some toy bears and sold some toy bears as Teddy’s Bear.
highlights_snippet: Duo began collecting the stuffed toys 23 years ago after death of dog .
  