Winnie The Pooh-History Of The REAL Pooh

“Behind Every Great Man (Or Bear)…”

In 1920, Daphne Milne bought a large mohair teddy bear for her one year old son, Christopher, from the famous London department store, Harrods. As the English firm of JK Farnell was the exclusive supplier of teddies to Harrods, it is most likely that Farnell made Winnie-The-Pooh. There would be many other similar bears around the world! A big family of “Poohs” under different names! Continue Reading…