In 1880 Margarete Steiff started her company in Germany to sell handmade fabric clothing and toys, first elephants and then monkeys and other animals.
By 1897 Harrod’s in London was selling Steiff products.
In 1902 Steiff made the world’s first plush toy bear with movable arms and legs.
By 1906 these became famous as Teddy Bears, named after U. S. President ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt.
By 2022 antique Steiff toys are worth a lot of money now.
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