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 lot of companies started making them, including the Steiff Company in Germany. The Teddy Bears are still being made all ...

JK Farnell were one of the first companies to start producing bears and was founded in 1906. These closely resembled the German Steiff bears.