In 1957, my dad was on National Service in Cyprus. He was given compassionate leave to come home when I was born. He brought me a very special present: a little teddy, which contained a musical box that played the tune ‘Mary had a little lamb’. Teddy cost £5, which was a lot of money …
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Pamela said: “I was given Stewart on the day I was born, 2 days before Christmas in 1957. Most of my childhood toys are long gone, but I still have two special ones: Stewart the teddy and a doll called Iris, who has a pink dress and brown eyes like me. She needs repairing too, …
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I was given Bobtail for my 5th birthday more than thirty years ago. He came from a card shop called ‘Birthdays’, I believe. I remember how yellow and soft he was. Straight away he became my favourite, and no other toy has ever been able to come close. I have been through many difficult times …
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My parents bought Big Ted from Jenners, and gave him to me on the day I was born, so we have always been together. We are 60 now! Ted is in quite good shape for his age, and has never needed repairs before, but since he became a little the worse for wear, I sent …
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My big brother John was given Ted for his first Christmas, in 1956. John is seven years older than me. He always allowed me to play with his Ted. One day I decided that he needed underwear, hence the knitted knickers! Ted has spent most of my life in my parents’ bedroom, sitting on top …
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Qianling said “In 2019 I was travelling across the UK on a road trip, just after graduating, when I spotted Macaron in a shop near a petrol station in the Peak District. He’s a Jellycat tiger. I bought him as a present for my Mum, because her Zodiac animal is a tiger, and she loves …
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Ted is well over a hundred now. He first belonged to Molly, who was born in 1904, I think. Molly eventually passed him on to her cousin, who was my Mum. One day in 1954, when I was six, my Mum took Ted off her bed and handed him to me. She said “You might …
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Lisa says “I was given Zinni Bear just after my fourth birthday, in the year 2000. I had a favourite toy called Bunny, who wore a tartan dress. I had Bunny since birth, but I lost him on the teacup ride at Disneyland Paris. On the ferry on the way home, I saw Zinni Bear, …
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Gillian says “I was given Humpty on Christmas day 1982, when I was three and a half. Santa brought Humpty, along with a Paddington Bear and his Aunt Lucy- my sister & I must have been very good that year! My mum still talks about that Christmas day – I had to be woken up …
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Jean’s grand-daughter Hannah Hobbs says “I have got the story of Rosemary Doll (Dolly Hobbs). My Grandma Jean Moss, is 87 years old and thinks she was about 8 when she was given a dolly in December, either for her birthday or for Christmas. She called her Rosemary. In Plymouth during the war, there were …
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