With teddy bears greatly loved and avidly collected the world over, it is hotly disputed who actually created the first one.
In 1902, Germany-based plush toy company, Steiff, manufactured their first ever bear based on designer Richard Steiff’s drawings. The 55 PB bear was made of Plüsch (plush) and was beweglich (movable) – 55 was his standing size. Exhibited at the 1903 Leipzig Toy Fair, 3,000 of the 55 PB were
