Authentic 1995 Vermont Teddy Bear, Handmade in Vermont! Child Safe AND collectib

from encyclopedia.com: The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. (doing business as The Vermont Teddy Bear Company) provides a new twist on the classic plush toy that originated in 1903 and was named after President Theodore Roosevelt. It is the leading manufacturer of hand-crafted teddy bears in the United States. The Vermont Teddy Bear Company was created in 1981 when 30-year-old John Sortino began sewing cloth bears on his wife’s sewing machine for his newborn son. ...Later bears were machine washable and dryable with movable arms and legs and were cuddly and safe for children. They had, according to Sortino, personality. In 1996 the company switched hands, and this bear is from directly before that era. This means this is one of the last Vermont Teddy Bears made under Sortino.