Tambo Teddy bears are created from gorgeous woollen sheepskin. They have a lovely soft ‘furry’ coat but sometimes they need a little bit of clothing to dress themselves up in. Ted’s most popular outfit is the Mr Stockman ensemble which includes a shirt, pants, large bear-as-a-bone and a belt. Ted’s shirt is available in
Teddy bear collecting is a ‘thing’ that really took off as a hobby in the 1980’s. Before then Teddy bears were for kids and were a plaything rather than anything of value. The concept of bear collecting was really begun by English actor Peter Bull, who wrote a book called “Bear with Me” way
We’re dotty about our limited edition Spotty Bears. Spotty dots are made from the softest dorper sheep skins. We were offered a batch of spotty dorper skins by our Australian sheepskin supplier, Peter, from Australian Sheepskin Distributors. What’s a Dorper skin you ask? Dorper sheep were originally bred in the arid regions of South
We often have to explain the difference between our Basil and Toby Tambo Teddy bears to our customers. Our two Tambo Teddy families have been around for twenty-seven years but the Toby style bear was the first created. Tobies have a flat face, wide set eyes and big ears at side of their head.
We couldn’t be a teddy bear shop without loving Teddy Bears- could we? There are many famous Teds out there and our five favourites are: Winnie the Pooh. What a character, Pooh or Pooh Bear as he is affectionately known was created by English author A. A. Milne back in the 1920s. We just
