We often go to the local Antique fairs and that's where I saw him, looking forlorn and homeless. I couldn't help myself and bought him, to add to others of his kind I had at home. The other three had been given to me as a child by my parents. The white teddy happened one memorable day when both parents had had a bit to much to drink at a winery, I worked both of them and they forgot to say no! So my new big yellow Wendy Boston teddy came to live with Brown bear, Mary (small yellow) and Terry the white bear. Wendy Boston bears were revolutionary, they were the first washable bear with safety eyes. The company started by Wendy and Ian Boston in 1945, created these bears in 1954 from plush material with the ears all part of the teddy body for easy hanging after being washed. My brother also had a Wendy Boston bear and I remember that bear hanging from the washing line from his ear on a number of occasions. These bears are easily recognised by the label sewn into either their paw or leg, depending on their size. I'll keep an eye out for more homeless bears to add to my family.