Button in Ear : The Steiff Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Jurgen Cieslik (Author), Marianne Cieslik (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Theriaults Gold Horse Pub; First Edition edition (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3921844185
• ISBN-13: 978-3921844182
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Button in Ear : The Steiff Encyclopedia, February 3, 2003

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This review is from: Button in Ear : The Steiff Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

This is an excellent overview of the history of the Steiff Co. Tons of pictures showing a vast history of stuffed animals and dolls. There is one doll that looks exactly like Homer Simpson. But also lots of information on how this privately owned company started, the methods and inventions for devising their creatures, pictures of the factory, the museum, dioramas, all amazing... In keeping with the Steiff profile the book also sports a heafty pricetag. Ahcht

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars brill, March 23, 2000

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william halliday (scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Button in Ear : The Steiff Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

very informative book on steiff the best you can get of the shelfe

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a history, NOT a guide, July 28, 2011

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Val Starr - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Button in Ear : The Steiff Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

When I bought this, I didn't fully grasp the title. This is an encyclopedia so there's a lot of text with general photos of toys from the different eras. It's a nice book but I was looking for a guide to vintage Steiff, with lots of reference photos. I'm tryng to identify some of the older animals in my collection. In particular, a Donkey roller measuring approx. 13" high at the withers x 26" long from nose to tip of tail. It has a squeaker rod, and a red leather saddle on top of a green pad, but no bridle. I've seen very few photos of 1920-1950 Steiff. Can anyone suggest a good guide?