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 rare collection of toys and memorabilia is set to go under the hammer. Cockermouth-based Mitchells Auction House will host a sale featuring around 2,000 diecast vehicles, 100 Charlie Bears and ...

Only 600 of these bears made it to the UK, and they were incredibly costly ... Marc immediately recognised Teddy as being a Steiff bear just from his shape, but noted that the iconic button ...