Attracting customers of all ages - from 0 to 100 years old - Steiff ranks among the brand names that really live, always oriented to the spirit of the time, without sacrificing its tradition or values.

According to recently conducted market research, almost 90% of the German population are familiar with the Steiff brand. Steiff was actually the first company to coin the phrase "teddy bear"! You can read all about the origin of the teddy bear here on our site.

Margarete Steiff is the world's best-known manufacturer of high-quality Teddy bears and plush animals for the toy and gift sectors, as well as for collectors. The company's excellent reputation and its leading position in the market put the Margarete Steiff under obligation to do everything in its power to maintain or improve its standards.

The company's attitude and actions are colored by Margarete Steiff's motto: "Only the best is good enough for children!" She's brought this motto up to date: "Only the best is good enough for children and Steiff animal lovers and collectors!"

Steiff Stuffed Animals 2005 Collection

	1907 Teddy Bear Mohair in Rose Steiff's 35 cm Classic 1907 Teddy, five ways jointed, made from pure rose'-colored mohair, with a growler. Buy it now!
	1909 Teddy Bear Mohair in Blond Steiff's 35 cm Classic 1909 Teddy, five ways jointed, made from pure blonde-colored mohair, with a growler. Buy it now!
	1909 Teddy Bear Mohair in Brass Steiff's 35 cm Classic 1909 Teddy, five ways jointed, made from pure brass-colored mohair, with a growler. Buy it now!
	Classic Teddy Polar Bear Mohair in White Steiff's 26 cm Polar Bear, five ways jointed, made from pure long white mohair. Buy it now!
	Classic Teddy Panda Bear Mohair in Black & White Steiff's 26 cm Panda Bear, five ways jointed, made from pure black and white mohair. Buy it now!
	Mohair Mountain Goat High in the mountains, BURRI, the marmot, creeps out of his burrow, stretches and then yawns: "Yaaaaaaaawn!". "Now there´s someone who´s just woken up from his winter sleep!", laughs ROCKY the mountain goat, jumping happily up and down Buy it now!
	Claire Mohair Spider Despite their scary looks, tarantulas are harmless to humans and can be trained as pets. This eight-legged mohair creature has beady black eyes and is hand crafted from pure mohair. Buy it now!
	Ferdy Mohair Zebra A 30 cm, white, and black and black standing mohair zebra, with hand airbrush stripe detailing. Buy it now!
	Grizzly Mohair Handcrafted with mohair, standing on all fours, turnable head, surface washable Buy it now!
	Giraffe soft plush, standing, surface washable Buy it now!
	Wiggi Owl Whooo… wouldn't just fall in love with this brainy bird? Wiggi is made from the softest woven plush, has highly detailed felt legs and feet, and an amazingly realistic facial expression, brought to life by careful hand-airbrushing. Buy it now!
	Trampy Elephant A 14" grey soft plush elephant, very realistic looking, with upturned trunk and prominent tusks. Buy it now!
	Molly Leo Lion soft plush, lying, surface washable Buy it now!
	Barry Lioness A 17" tan and white soft plush lioness, with hand detailed facial features, lying down. Buy it now!

You can find more information on steiff stuffed animals here.

These items make wonderful investments. Some of Steiff's rare / limited edition pieces are worth as much as $30,000!

So where do toy "teddy bears" come from? (read the origin of the teddy bear here)

After a famous cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt and a bear cub appeared in the papers, a shopkeeper, Morris Michtom took two stuffed toy bears which his wife had made and put them in his shop window. He had an idea. Mr. Michtom asked for permission from President Theodore Roosevelt to call these toy bears "Teddy's bears". This store eventually became the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company.

Other stuffed animals were made by a German company, Steiff. An illness left Margaret Steiff unable to walk. She refused to be stopped by her handicap and earned her living by sewing. First she made stuffed elephants, then other animals. In 1903 an American saw a stuffed bear she had made and ordered many of them.

The phrase caught on. Now toy bears are often called teddy bears!

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