The teddy bear emerged out of a presidency ... where plush toymaker Margarete Steiff peddled bears, elephants, and other animals. Her nephew, Richard, reportedly sketched a stuffed bear as ...

Each had to be carefully positioned. They were old-fashioned teddy bears – the Steiff ones – and nearly all of them had sailor suits on and hats." "It took me half an hour to arrange them ...

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 ...

Each had to be carefully positioned. They were old-fashioned teddy bears—the Steiff ones—and nearly all of them had sailor suits on and hats.” ...

A lot of companies started making them, including the Steiff Company in Germany. The Teddy Bears are still being made all ...