By 1907, Steiff manufactured 974,000 bears, and the company has been increasing its output ever since. [6] Titanic teddy bears [ edit ]

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Schmid, John (23 December 1997). "He's Soft, He's Tough, He's Steiff / Survivor of the Cold, Cruel World Market: Who's King of Teddy Bears? The Inventor Has It All Sewed Up". The New York Times . Retrieved 20 July 2023. (subscription required) In 1897, Margarete's nephew, Richard Steiff, joined the company and gave it an enormous boost by creating stuffed animals from drawings made at the zoo. [6] [7] Richard attended the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart and studied in England. He designed the world’s first plush bear with movable arms and legs, known as "55 PB". [7] [3] [8] A replica of a Steiff model 55PB, the first Steiff Bear; Steiff-Museum Giengen, Germany, 2006. No original examples are known to survive. Steiff is a German-based plush toy company, founded in 1880, with headquarters in Giengen, Germany. The company claims to have made the world's first factory-made teddy bear. [1] History [ edit ] The world's most famous soft toy company". Steiff.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022 . Retrieved 22 July 2023. For the first time, the Steiff Summer will be taking place on our company campus in Giengen - a big summer party that is all about Steiff friends and families and offers lots of fun and excitement for all ages.

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