A pair of Steiff teddy bears which had to be X-rayed by a vet to check their rarity have been sold for £10,400. The rod-jointed toys named the Roosevelt Bears had been owned by one family since ...
Other manufacturers quickly caught on, but none more so than the Steiff plush toys company from Germany, which quickly became a worldwide brand name due to the quality build of their teddy bears.
The story goes that Steiff black mohair bears were produced as mourning bears after the Titanic disaster in April 1912. You need a valid subscription to access this ...