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125 Years Steiff Company History [Hardcover]

Gunther Pfeiffer (Author)

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Publication Date: July 25, 2006

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used his access to the company archives to lavishly illustrate this extensive company history with many previously unpublished photographs, anecdotes and original documents from the very beginning of the family enterprise in the nineteenth century, the presentation of the now legendary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

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Product Details

Hardcover: 184 pages
Publisher: Heel Verlag Gmbh (July 25, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3898805352
ISBN-13: 978-3898805353
Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,491,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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