| Teddy bears survived the Titanic! There were | | | | Before getting on the ship this little teddy bear had |
| actually two teddy bears that survived the Titanic, | | | | already been through a journey. He'd survived the |
| one was a man's bear and the other was a child's. | | | | Blitz, the bombing of his own home in London and |
| This just goes to show you that teddy bears will | | | | finally, he made it through the Titanic. This little teddy |
| always be around and that everyone can love a bear. | | | | bear was seen floating in the water and retrieved, |
| Believe it or not while everyone was fighting to stay | | | | later it would be given back to Gaspare's widow and |
| alive and get to a raft a man was separated from his | | | | she would in turn hand it over to a museum. |
| teddy bear. Yes, Gaspare Luigi Gatti, was a man and | | | | In 1992 Merrythought re-created this bear in honor of |
| not a young boy. Mr. Gatti carried the teddy bear | | | | the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, it was to |
| everywhere he went, you didn't see him on the ship | | | | commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ship. Only |
| without it. He drowned, along with 1500 other | | | | 5000 of these bears were made, each one had |
| voyagers. | | | | yellow mohair and stood to be 8 inches tall. |