The European Article Number (EAN) is given on the front of the ear tag up to September 2000. This has been printed on the reverse side since October 2000. It is useful to recognize the edition of the animal and therefore his value. Tells you in which year it was done and how many of them were put on the world market, if it is a limited edition, it it is done only for a country etcetera. it is a very important identification number!!
There are a lot of false copies of Steiff bears. Franz, the nephew of Margarete Steiff, creator of Steiff bears, devised the famous 'button in ear' to distinguish the fakes from the authentic ones.
the button is the mark of a Steiff brand bear
Steiff button is the classic way the Steiff marks out its bears, a gold button and ribbon, usually in the ear, is a good sign of a genuine antique. There have been slight changes to the button through the years. A yellow ribbon means a regular bear, a white ribbon with red writing indicates a limited edition and a white with black writing ribbon is a replica of an older bear.
to tell if it is a steiff bear you have to look at its left ear to see if its got the steiff logo on it also it has a little book attachet
Steiff, a German concern has long used this trade mark.
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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.
Your belly button piercing hurts more then a normal ear piercing your belly button piercing is more sensitive then a ear. :]
It really depends on where your getting the ear piercing. Tragus, industrial or uncommon ear piercings hurt more then the belly button. If were talking normal lobe piercings, belly hurts more :)
To put the ear muffs on, you have to press the action button.
the button on the left of the ear piece
Something that is not supposed to be in your ear - is in your ear!