Early aughts bears are some of the most collectible in the world, and Steiff teddy bears in particular. In 1993, a rare blue Steiff bear from 1908 charmingly named Elliot was put up for auction.

The bear will be available starting Sept. 15 through the company’s Web site, www.steiff.de, or in select stores. It is covered in alpaca wool and stands 15 inches tall.

Housed in a historical 1860 farmhouse, it has a Teddy Bear Museum that features more than 5,000 Steiff teddy bears and animals, Madame Alexander dolls, Barbie dolls, and hand-carved wooden toys.

Appraisal: Steiff Teddy Bear, ca. 1905, from Bismarck, Hour 1.

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Around the same time, a Brooklyn shopkeeper named Morris Michtom and his wife Rose began manufacturing “Teddy’s bear,” and a German seamstress, Margarete Steiff, started a line of soft toy ...

And it’s all kept in “impeccable condition,” much like Greenwood’s $3 million collection of 1,350 Steiff teddy bears, housed in the shelving above left.

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Shop the celebratory goods on PORTER’s website, where the Steiff bear retails for ¥50,000 JPY (approximately $470 USD) and the JOJO sandals weigh in at ¥33,800 JPY (approximately $320 USD).

It's the teddy bear: soft, squeezable, exquisitely huggable, and just perfect for cuddling up to when you're trying to fall asleep. In the 100 years since its birth, the teddy has gone from ...

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