Study Summary:  

We are pleased to announce that the study on the current state of the Teddy Bear Hobby has now been completed.

It was a 4 month effort that involved collecting data in 6 large notebooks covering every aspect of our hobby. 

The final study is 22 pages in length and presents some facts and information that everyone in our exciting hobby will want to know. 

While our study recognizes the impact the recession has had, we are pleased to say it also presents a number of encouraging signs that point to a rebound now well underway.

The study shares information and statistics from all categories, including manufacturing, teddy bear artists, antique bear collecting, and collectors and reporting on what they collect and where they shop for teddy bears.  

We share some important data that has never been reported in the past, information that will be of great value to dealers, makers, collectors and event promoters alike.

The study is based on feedback that was supplied from several sources, including  a survey of over 400 collectors around the world, a questionnaire that readers of Bear Tracks the Good Bears of the World quarterly publication responded to, and a long list of personal contacts we have developed in over 35 years of involvement in this wonderful hobby.

Once you read our extensive study, we feel you will agree that our hobby holds a bright future for all of us. 

Now it’s up to us to do our share to help it grow once again. 

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About Us!

Doris and I have been deeply involved in this wonderful hobby for the past 35 years or so.

Over the course of this time we have written 5 books and over 400 articles on the subject of teddy bears, antiques and collectibles.

I can say without a doubt that this study was the most challenging project we have ever undertaken.

It started some four months ago, and over this time period we managed to fill six notebooks with over 300 pages of material, notes, emails and information that had to be analyzed, sorted into various categories and finally committed to paper.

Our goal was to cover all aspects of the hobby, with information about collectors, teddy bear artists, manufacturers, antique teddy bears, and to provide some facts and figures on where our hobby stands today.

To say the least, it was a great learning experience, in spite of our years involved in this hobby. Some of the information that we had taken for granted came to us in a number of unexpected ways and showed that we all have a great deal to learn no matter how long we have been active in this hobby.

While we can say that the hobby has been strongly affected in recent years by the recession, we hope to demonstrate with this extensive study that (A) it is still a very viable and strong hobby, and (B) there are some encouraging signs that show promise for the future.

We feel that the full 21 page study will be well worth the time to read for collectors, teddy bear artists and bear makers, shop keepers, promoters and anyone associated with our fabulous hobby.

It is our hope that both the article and study will encourage everyone to help our hobby regain its full stature as one of the leading collectibles in the world. Order your copy today!

Terry & Doris Michaud

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