made by Steiff, German company, was issued in 1912 for a very particular event and that was the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912. "And that is why Edward is black, he's a mourning bear in essence.

2) In 1912, a black bear was commissioned as a mark of respect after the Titanic tragedy ... the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's ...

made by Steiff, German company, was issued in 1912 for a very particular event and that was the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912. And that is why Edward is black, he’s a mourning bear in ...

When expert Marc Allum was handed a Steiff teddy bear, he immediately ... to mark the sinking of the Titanic. "And that's why Edward is black," Marc said. "He's a mourning bear." ...