Rare Steiff Teddy Bears Up For Auction
Auction To Sell Off Steiff Teddy Bears November 29, 2008 Hundreds of teddy bears – some dating back to the early 1900s – have gone under the hammer in Angus. The collection came from a north-east owner who was down-sizing and needed to get rid of some of the toys. Most of the 300 bears were made by Steiff – a German company which created the first teddy in 1902. The earliest bear at the auction was from 1908 and …