5) In 1902 in Giengen an der Brenz, northwest of Augsburg in Germany, the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's toy factory. 6) The drawing ...

Now dressed in a homemade uniform, complete with sword and pistol, the Steiff bear was meant to 'soften ... Bike & Sidecar with wheels made out of Golden Syrup tin lids. He has his driving licence ...

A pair of Steiff teddy bears which had to be X-rayed by a vet to check their rarity have been sold for £10,400. The rod-jointed toys named the Roosevelt Bears had been owned by one family since ...