The third important nation in the early history of the teddy bear was Britain. The demand for teddy bears had spread to Britain by 1908, possibly helped by the fact that Britain had their own 'Teddy Bear' in the name of King Edward VII. By 1914, there was such a large demand for the teddy bear, and the start of World War I, gave Britain a great opportunity to step into the gap created by the ban on German imports.

In addition to Britain's foremost pioneering soft toy and teddy bear manufacturer's, such as J. K. Farnell, William J. Terry, The Dean's Rag Book Co., there were numerous smaller companies that began manufacturing before and after World War I, whose histories are lost to us or lie waiting to be unearthed.

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