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The Steiff USA produces many things for customers. The Steiff USA produces teddy bears, as well as classic stuffed animals, key chains, books and other accessories.
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Margarete Steiff invented the first teddy around the 1900s. Elena Biondi
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The Teddy bears that are worth collecting are Boyds Bears and Bearington Bears. They are reasonably priced. Steiff Bears are excellent also, depending on your price range.
Teddy bear = New Year tree + bear
While on a hunting expedition, President Roosevelt refused to shoot an injured bear tied to a tree and the incident was drawn by a political cartoonist, Clifford Berryman. The famous cartoon gave a shopkeeper, Morris Michton the idea of calling stuffed bears sewn by his wife "Teddy's bears" (with permission from Roosevelt). In 1903, an American ordered hundreds of stuffed bears from a German company, Steiff (run by Margaret Steiff, the sewer of the soon-to-be famous toy; TRA "TR and the Teddy Bear"). Today, stuffed bears are called teddy bears. While on a hunting expedition, President Roosevelt refused to shoot an injured bear tied to a tree and the incident was drawn by a political cartoonist, Clifford Berryman. The famous cartoon gave a shopkeeper, Morris Michton the idea of calling stuffed bears sewn by his wife "Teddy's bears" (with permission from Roosevelt). In 1903, an American ordered hundreds of stuffed bears from a German company, Steiff (run by Margaret Steiff, the sewer of the soon-to-be famous toy; TRA "TR and the Teddy Bear"). Today, stuffed bears are called teddy bears.
Well, there are two different things here. There are really big teddy bears and small cuddly ones. For the big ones there is Joyfay brand, but for the small ones there is many brands such as Gand, Disney...
The Teddy Bear was invented in 1902 of November by Morris and Rose michtom at their candy shop.
Steiff is the most collected name for teddy bear collectors and finding one in mint condition is almost unheard of. But, it's value would depend upon which model it was. But, in any case, it's worth many hundreds of dollars and if you want to sell it, it should be put into a toy sale in one of the major auction rooms, Christie's for instance, to get the best price.
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