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    The tin can was invented in 1810, but people would be bashing away at it with a hammer and chisel for 48 years until Ezra Warner invented the first can opener.

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The first official “Teddy Bear” was first put on sale

On the 15th February, 1903, Morris Michtom placed the first official “Teddy Bear” in his shop window.

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