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Lewis Wescoat 1887 - 1963

Lewis Wescoat of New Jersey was born on December 13, 1887, and died at age 76 years old in December 1963.
Lewis Wescoat
New Jersey
December 13, 1887
December 1963
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Lewis Wescoat's History: 1887 - 1963

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  • 12/13
    1887

    Birthday

    December 13, 1887
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  • 12/dd
    1963

    Death

    December 1963
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    Lewis Wescoat lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1887, in the year that Lewis Wescoat was born, on January 28th, the largest recorded snowflakes fell in a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana. They were supposed to have been 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. A rancher in the area said that they were “larger than milk pans”. A Wild West tall tale? Not according to the Guinness World Records book.
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In 1904, Lewis was 17 years old when the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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