davidd's A Doll A Day Challenge 2020

[davidd]

Tonight on A DOLL A DAY 2020: TEDDY BEAR RESCUE!

Today, when hauling a load of rubbish to the local refuse transfer station, I spotted this tragic scene: a forlorn teddy bear trapped at the bottom of a rubbish dumpster!

17 April – Trapped While Dumpster Diving!

With quick thinking and a bit of clever manipulation with a garden rake, Teddy was saved! Within a few minutes he was safely ensconced in the car.

A little bit of brushing should have him looking as good as new!

Safe and Sound!

Special Edition - 100th Anniversary

Little Lost Teddy, who, in actuality, isn't so little, turns out to be a "special edition" release for the 100th anniversary of the original Teddy Bear. That means Teddy, here, dates back to 2002, over eighteen years ago! He was manufactured by a company called Dan Dee. There are hundreds of similar Dan Dee Anniversary Bears for sale on eBay right now, so there's not a lot of financial value to Mr. Bear. But he's so cute! How could someone have so callously tossed him in to a dumpster?

Online photos suggest that this bear originally sported a dark green ribbon tied in a bow around his neck. There was no sign of the ribbon in the dumpster, but Bear is in good shape, with no gooey trash bin stuff on him, just some light dust that will brush out easily.