Teddy bear
The soft bear with movable arms and legs.
Richard Steiff designed a bear with movable joints in 1902 for his aunt's toy firm. It was shown at the Leipzig fair in 1903 and sold to the United States.
At the same time toy bears were being made in the United States, and the name teddy came from President Theodore Roosevelt. The bear became one of the best-loved toys of the twentieth century.
Materials: Mohair plush, straw stuffing, button eyes
Manufacture: Sewn by hand, with joints that let the arms and legs turn.
The joints at shoulders and hips.
The long muzzle and the hump on the back of older bears.
The button in the ear, Steiff's hallmark.