It was almost 9 p.m. in Munich, and I was on a bear hunt. I was determined to buy a Steiff, the makers of the original stuffed bear, in the country where it was born. Scrolling through my phone ...

If you own a stuffed animal with a yellow Steiff tag pinned in its ear, you have a descendant of one of the first teddy bears. While the stuffed bears were eventually named for President Theodore ...

Created in 1902, the Bär 55 PB was a straw-stuffed, jointed bear begot by Steiff, the German toy-making company whose subsequent bears now hold world records for prices realized at auction.

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5) In 1902 in Giengen an der Brenz, northwest of Augsburg in Germany, the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's toy factory. 6) The drawing ...

Since it first introduced its bears to Japan, Steiff has sold 300,000 of its products here -- making it less surprising that it is throwing such a big birthday party so far away from home.

Renowned German stuffed toy makers Steiff recently opened a store in Hong Kong. Founded in the late 19th century, the brand is currently celebrating the 110th anniversary of the teddy bear.