Steiff

Margarete Steiff GmbH
Company type	Stuffed toy manufacturer
Industry	Stuffed toys
Founded	Germany, 1880
Founder	Margarete Steiff
Headquarters	Giengen, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Teddy bears, etc.
Website	www.steiff.com

Steiff is a German-based plush toy company, founded in 1880, with headquarters in Giengen, Germany. The company claims to have made the world's first factory-made teddy bear.^[1]

^ Schmid, John (23 December 1997). "He's Soft, He's Tough, He's Steiff / Survivor of the Cold, Cruel World Market : Who's King of Teddy Bears? The Inventor Has It All Sewed Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2023. (subscription required)

[NYT-1] Schmid, John (23 December 1997). "He's Soft, He's Tough, He's Steiff / Survivor of the Cold, Cruel World Market : Who's King of Teddy Bears? The Inventor Has It All Sewed Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2023. (subscription required)

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