Celebration of Paddington Bear(TM) Stuffed Toys

In 1958 Paddington made his first appearance in print, yet it was not until thirteen years after Michael Bond's book hit the bookstores that the first stuffed toy version of the bear was created. The bear was made by toymaker Shirley Clarkson (mother of TV personality Jeremy) as a Christmas gift for her two children, becoming a prototype for the subsequent mass-produced bear and forming quite a st...