The Teddy Bear Who Took On Hitler’s Third Reich

Tom Matthews and WW2 Steiff Bear

Tom Matthews and the WWII Steiff Bear This is the four foot, battered teddy bear who took on Hitler’s Third Reich – and won. Quite simply, there’s not a bear in the world who can boast the wartime exploits of this paw-atrooper. Yes, he needs some TLC – he’s effectively blind, with buttons for eyes, and the ears need re-stitching. But that’s hardly surprising for a mascot that marched with our troops all the way to Berlin. The toy trooper …

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Steiff Bears To Be Auctioned In Somerset

Steiff Bear Auction Somerset

Steiff Bears To Go Under The Gavel The Steiff bears are part of a collection of modern Teddy Bears set to be sold by Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne. The group was assembled by a collector in the Taunton area over the last 20 years and will include more than 30 boxed Steiff Teddies. Various miniature Steiff Teddy Bears purchased through the Collectors Club, are included and so are other Steiff Bears – including some in their original bags. Lawrences auctioneer, …

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Supreme Steiff Teddy Bear Released

Supreme Steiff Teddy Bear Released

Supreme Steiff Bear – Heather Grey   One of the most sought after Supreme accessories of the Fall/Winter 2018 season, the company released this Steiff Bear on December 20th, 2018 for a retail price of $178. The FW18 collection has several notable accessories that will be heavily sought-after, including the Supreme x Steiff teddy bear, which was recently voted as the most popular item to cop this season. While the stuffed teddy bear maintains much of its signature look, it …

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Rare Steiff Bears May fetch £10,000 At Auction

Rare Steiff Rod Bears At Auction

Rare Steiff Rod Bears On Display At Auction The rare Steiff rod-jointed bears which have been in one family’s possession since new will be sold at an auctioneers in Gloucestershire later this month. A rare pair of Steiff teddy bears are expected to fetch £10,000 when they go under the hammer. The rod-jointed bears which have been in one family’s possession since new, date back to around 1904 and were originally purchased in the US where the family then lived. …

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A Steiff Teddy Bearskin Rug From Fragment

Steiff Teddy Bearskin Rug

Fragment Design Steiff Teddy Bearskin Rug A bearskin rug, following collaborations with Japan’s Bikkuri Man and Starbucks, fragment design‘s next off-kilter collaboration may be its most outlandish of the year. For the winter season, the Japanese label has collaborated with teddy bear artisans Steiff for a special collectible bearskin rug. One of the German company’s signature teddy bears has been stretched out, paws akimbo, into a lighthearted recreation of a bearskin rug. Complete with a fragment design hangtag, the bear’s …

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