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Rare Teddy Bears On Display In Portsmouth

October 23, 2020March 16, 2013

Globe Theatre Scene Has 50 Plus Rare Teddy Bears Portsmouth, England BBC News – March 16, 2013 More than 150 rare teddy bears have gone on display in Hampshire as part of a new exhibition on the history of the cuddly toy. The free exhibition at Portsmouth City Museum features early examples of teddies as well as famous bears from books, films and TV. The display includes a teddy version of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre using more than 50 animated Steiff …

FAO Schwarz Unveils “Gallery of Classic Steiff Collectibles”

October 23, 2020July 12, 2012

Classic Steiff Bears and Animals Visitors Can View Both Vintage Classic Steiff Animals and Pop Culture Characters, as well as New Items Destined to Become Keepsakes; Serious Collectors Can Purchase Historic Bears Descendants of FAO Schwarz and Steiff Founders To Meet Collectors as Official Steiff Appraiser Values Customer Keepsakes at Celebratory Event July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Since 1862, FAO Schwarz has been known for its legacy of importing the finest quality playthings from around the world for kids of all …

The Steiff Teddy Bears Shipwreck Mystery

October 20, 2020July 25, 2011

1904 Steiff Teddy Bears Growler By Frances Cronin BBC News July 26, 2011 In 1903, 3,000 teddy bears were sent by ship from Germany to America only for them to disappear. Some claim the bears were the first ever made and would now be the most valuable in the world. So what happened to them? In the Steiff museum, in the German town of Giengen, the mystery of the missing bears is explained to the visiting children with a tale …

Rare Steiff Teddy Bears Up For Auction

October 5, 2020November 29, 2008

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 …

Steiff Teddy Bear Business To Quit China

October 5, 2020July 2, 2008

Steiff To Leave China Over Quality July 02, 2008 BERLIN (Reuters) – Steiff, the firm that has made teddy bears for over a century, said on Wednesday it planned to move production back from China to Germany because poor standards there left some of its stuffed toys in a sorry state. “If one of the glass eyes is even a millimetre off, it means the adorable devoted look on the teddy bear’s face ends up looking more like some kind …