Doll and Teddy Bear Show – Naperville, Illinois When: Sunday – June 11, 2023 – Doll and Teddy Bear Show Times – 9:30am – 3:00pm Venue: 40 – 45 Doll and Teddy Bear Dealers – Treat yourself to a Special Doll and Teddy Bear Show event every January at the Naperville Doll Show. The Premier Doll and Teddy Bear Event in the Chicago Suburbs catering to Doll and Teddy Bear collectors for over 25 years. 10,000 Square Feet of dolls …
Doll and Teddy Bear Show – Naperville 2023 When: Sunday – January 29, 2023 – Doll and Teddy Bear Show Times – 9:30am – 3:00pm Venue: 40 – 45 Doll and Teddy Bear Dealers – Treat yourself to a Special Doll and Teddy Bear Show event every January at the Naperville Doll Show. The Premier Doll and Teddy Bear Event in the Chicago Suburbs catering to Doll and Teddy Bear collectors for over 25 years. 10,000 Square Feet of dolls …
The Mystery of America’s Teddy Bear The Untold Story of the Teddy Bear – solves a mystery in the history of the Teddy Bear. When the Steiff Company of Giengen, Germany created what we know as the classic Teddy Bear in the fall of 1902, the first to be made of mohair with movable arms and legs, no one would buy it. After being presented to toy buyers in the United States and Europe, no one was interested, partly due …
Steiff Teddy Bear History Webinar German historian Anette Isaacs relates the truly awe-inspiring life of teddy bear toy-maker and business maven Margarete Steiff. About this Event Date and Time Mon, March 29, 2021 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Registration Page It is common knowledge that President Theodore Roosevelt was the namesake of the world-famous Teddy Bear. Hardly anyone knows, though, that the cuddly stuffed toys were invented by an amazing woman from Southern Germany who overcame terrible sickness and …
2021 Posthumous Inductee – Margarete Steiff Born in 1847 in Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) was stricken with polio at 18 months old and would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. As a young girl, her parents arranged for her to take sewing lessons along with her sisters; they felt these lessons were vitally important so that she could one day support herself. Even though polio had left her permanently paralyzed, she learned to …