Steiff Vintage Collectable Stuffed Animal
Life Size Mohair Giraffe,
100” tall !
Circa 1950’s, Germany
Made
by the Steiff company started by Margarete Steiff in 1880.
Margarete was WAY ahead of her time, as one of the few female business owners,
who began and operated this company from her wheelchair!
This
highly collectable mohair Giraffe has a moveable head
and foot brackets to secure the giraffe to the floor.
His tail moves and he has all of his fur!
Dimensions: 100” high (8 feet, 3 inches), 34” long x 17” wide.
Condition: In very good original condition,
with one area on his lower rear leg that is stained.
We have not yet attempted to clean,
we will upon purchase at the request of the next owner.
Item # AGAA32: Price $ 3,800.
Steiff Company Biography:
The Steiff Company
was created by German toymaker Margarete Steiff (1847-1909)
Born in Giengen an der Brenz, Germany.
Margarete contacted Polio as a baby and spent her life confined to a
wheelchair. She was a seamstress who started making stuffed animals as a
hobby in 1880.
These toys began as elephants, which were
originally a design Steiff found in a magazine and sold as pincushions to
her friends. However, children began playing with them, and in the years
following she went on to design many other successful animal-themed toys for
children, such as dogs, cats and pigs. She designed and made most of the
prototypes herself.
In 1902, her nephew Richard Steiff designed
their renowned moveable jointed mohair teddy bear, which many people believe
was one of the first.
Today, the Steiff name is still well-known for
quality but extremely expensive toys.
Learn more here:
http://www.natureofanimals.com/MargareteSteiff.html
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