Name: Hat
Character: Teddy Clothes
Size: 20 cm / 8"
Special Features: Want your Tambo Teddy to stand out? Add a Teddy Bear Hat to your favourite teddy. Our ‘Bush Baby’ teddy bear hats are made in Australia, from genuine leather and feature a chin strap and ‘Aussie Bush’ badge.
Cleaning Instructions: Surface wash with care. Do not iron, tumble dry or dry clean.
Back in 1992 wool prices had crashed and the district was in the grips of a drought. The community of Tambo, western QLD, were challenged to come up with new industry to sustain the economy of this little town. A brain storming session during a workshop developed the idea that Tambo could assist the wool industry, encourage tourists and create employment by making unique teddy bears from wool pelts and stuff them with wool. Popular opinion said it wouldn’t work, but after many laughs, three women – Mary Sutherland, Charm Ryrie, and Helen Sargood – decided to bite the bullet. After many frustrating months of designing and planning, the first Tambo Teddies were ready for sale in February 1993.
The impact and enthusiasm of the public was overwhelming and the business grew to employ over fifteen part time workers. Tambo Teddies take pride of place in homes all over the world and our famous teddy bears have made our little town of Tambo the ‘outback Teddy capital of Australia’.
