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Steiff was founded in 1880 by Margarete Steiff, a seamstress. [2] [3] She began making fabric elephants that were sold in her shop as pincushions.[3] [4] [5] However, children began playing with them, and in the years following she went on to design many other animal-themed toys for children, such as monkeys, donkeys, horses, camels, pigs, mice, dogs, cats, rabbits, and giraffes.
Margarete Steiff (24 July 1847 – 9 May 1909) [1] was a German seamstress who in 1880 founded Margarete Steiff GmbH, more widely known as Steiff, a maker of toy stuffed animals. [ 2 ] Born in Giengen , Kingdom of Württemberg , Margarete contracted polio as a child, leaving her with both legs paralyzed and pain in her right arm.
Replica of an original 1903 Steiff teddy bear, Steiff-Museum Giengen, Germany A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys , plushies , lovies , stuffed animals , and stuffies ; in Britain and Australia, they may also be called soft toys ...
A FBI document obtained by Wikileaks details the symbols and logos used by pedophiles to identify sexual preferences. According to the document members of pedophilic organizations use of ...
The doll originally belonged to Robert Eugene Otto, an artist described as "eccentric", who belonged to a prominent Key West family. The doll was reportedly manufactured by the Steiff Company of Germany, purchased by Otto's grandfather while on a trip to Germany in 1904, and given to young Otto as a birthday gift. The doll's sailor suit was ...
Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) Founder and Creator of Steiff: 81 Pleasant Rowland (1941-) Founder of American Girl: 82 William C. Killgallon Chairman of the Board, The Ohio Art Company: 83 Philip Bloom Founder & Former Publisher, The Bloom Report Inducted, 2022 84 Lucille King Founder of Playskool Institute 85 Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938)
Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by American cartoonist Rose O'Neill.The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies.
sigikid is regarded as a pioneer in modern toys for children and has received many design awards. In the mid 90s, sigikid dominated the market for vinyl and porcelain artist dolls. Today, sigikid is mainly known for its organic toys, designer plush line and classic toys.