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Replica of steiff bear growler toy and value. Teddy bears captivating onlookers with disabilities. Replica of a joyous celebration of margarete steiff teddy bear toys from fakes. Teddy bear from This illustrated online price guide for steiff gmbh. Having trouble figuring out what kind of bear it is. It's brown, moving arms and legs and is filled with straw I believe. I know it's at least 80 or 90 years old. If you know any way I can find out what type of bear this is, I would appreciate it.
It has a little damage to one arm and ear but could be fixed by a professional. I found a steiff teddy bear.
Curious to Know the Value of Your Steiff Stuffed Animal?
He has in his ear yellow tag and gold metal button he looks like he is laying down. How much is he worth? I just fell in love with him and didn't pay an exorbitant amount for him but it still would be nice to know for sure what I already suspect. Sorry you couldn't find it that way. Not sure what else you could do, maybe try emailing the Steiff company. Try googling the number, you may be able to find out some more info.
Steiff has done a lot of hedgehogs over the years. I have a very tiny steiff? I think it is a hedgehog. There is clip on the back. Can't find a thing about it. Hi Lisa - I'd love to come across a Steiff in a thrift store or yard sale. With the internet most places know how much these things are worth now so they are not as easy to find. Good luck and thanks so much for reading and commenting. I love thrifting see my hubs and I have started looking for collectible plush animals.
I'm currently on the lookout for the pre-Duffy Disney bear. I have never come across a Steiff in a thrift store; although, I have seen some in pricey antique shops. Hopefully I'll find one of these precious pieces someday. I appreciate it rajan. There are thousands of these animals out there all over the world. I love my little collection and doubt I'd be able to part with many.
I had just no idea about these. This is an well researched and a very informative write.
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Voted up and interesting. Some of the really old ones of these can be worth a mint! It's sort of surprising.
Makes me think twice about throwing any old toys away. I was ignoring one of those pawn shop reality shows one evening and a person had brought in a real one. Have no recollection of how much the value was judged to be, but do remember being shocked by it. Great hub, I collect many things and I would certainly latch onto one of these. Thanks for the info. Thanks so much Jill! They are still fun even though I am now 47 years old.
I appreciate the comments! Looks like you have a nice collection of Steiff toys! Nice layout and well organized.
You article on how to identify them was truly spot on and very interesting for the true collector. Thank you for sharing this infortmation and have voted and shared too!
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Check the chest to see if there is a piece of string which suggests that a chest tag was once attached. Check online resources and auction houses. You may find something that resembles your toy. Chest Tags Chest tags on Steiff toys are made of paper and are circular in shape. Table Data is from Steiff News. Button in Ear The most famous of the Steiff animal identifiers, and the company slogan, is the "Button in Ear". Ear Tags The third identifier for Steiff toys is the ear tag. Yellow with red lettering, All tags have style numbers as well as a numbering system to identify the animal. Yellow with red lettering, Tags have same numbering system as above, but the comma was replaced by a slash.
Different Steiff Animal Identifiers Click thumbnail to view full-size. Look Out for Fakes! A few things to look for if you see what you think might be a Steiff for sale include: If the button in the ear is bright, shiny and silver toned with no lettering then chances are it is a fake. Blank buttons were used until and won't be shiny and new looking. If you really know your Steiff animals then you will know that a bear, that was not produced until and has a tag that says "Made in U.
Zone Germany", is a fake. Older pieces have eyes that were made of glass and were bright and shiny. Additionally, take a look at the quality of the stitching and the materials used.
How to Identify Steiff Bears | HobbyLark
Only the highest craftsmanship was used. Finally, use your intuition. In , Margarete bravely took the step towards independence and founded her own felt clothing business. She was soon able to employ several seamstresses. In the magazine Modenwelt fashion world from 8th December. Using this pattern, she made the elephant as a pincushion, but soon the little stuffed animals were very popular as children's toys.
Just six years later, Margarete had sold over 5, elephants and was designing other stuffed animals too. In , Fritz built a house for his sister, with a flat on the first floor, designed for disabled people, and a small shop on the first floor. In addition to elephants, the Steiff collection included monkeys, donkeys, horses, camels, pigs, mice, dogs, cats, hares and giraffes.
Margarete now employed 4 seamstresses and 10 home workers. His animal sketches were the basis for many Steiff creations. At this time, Richard also researched and discovered the cuddly and durable mohair plush, which was produced by the Schulte pile weaving mill in Duisburg, and is still used today in Steiff products.