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 ...

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 ...

It wasn't, however, even the most pricey item in the sale, held by Special Auction Services (SAS) in Newbury, as Happy, a rare Steiff teddy bear from 1926, known for its distinctive large eyes and ...