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125 Years Steiff Company History

Based in Giengen in Southern Germany the successful German soft toy manufacturer Margarete Steiff GmbH celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2005. Founded in 1880 the company produced its very first Steiff animal: an elephant made of felt which was supposed to be used as a pin-cushion. Being the very first soft stuffed animal, kids loved it the rest of the story is history. Today more than 8,500 different Steiff articles are available and every single one can be tracked back by the clever Steiff identification markings such as the famous button, labels and chest tags. As an expert on this subject, Mr. G nther Pfeiffer used his access to the company archives to lavishly illustrate this extensive company history with many previously unpublished photographs, anecdotes and original documents from the very beginning of the family enterprise in the nineteenth century, the presentation of the now legendary Teddy Bear, the development of the oldest and most beautiful German Dragon up to the current soft to

Hardcover: 184 pages

Publisher: Heel Verlag Gmbh; 1St Edition edition (July 25, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 3898805352

ISBN-13: 978-3898805353

Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.8 x 11.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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