125 Years Steiff Company History

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used his access to the company archives to lavishly illustrate this extensive company history with many previously unpublished photographs, anecdotes and original documents from the very beginning of the family enterprise in the nineteenth century, the presentation of the now legendary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
Country USA
Manufacturer Heel Verlag Gmbh
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations (some col.), maps (some co
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783898805353
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Heel Verlag Gmbh
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations (some col.), maps (some co
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783898805353
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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