STEIFF Ltd 23" TEDDY BEAR WITH HOT WATER BOTTLE 1908 Start Price USD 629.99 Current Price USD 629.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 28, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Location STEIFF SHOP HOLLAND, WORMERVEER, NH See more about 'STEIFF Ltd 23" TEDDY BEAR WITH HOT WATER BOTTLE 1908' Description STEIFF EAN 408014 MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR WITH HOT WATER BOTTLEExact Replica of the Original 1908 Teddy bear LIMITED EDITION 1,908 pieces World-wide for 2008 only This huge and perfect Teddy bear with hot water bottle is: made of the finest light brown mohair fully (five-way) jointed stuffed with wood shavings complete with a metal hot-water bottle in perfect condition complete with boot-button eyes complete with ALL ID's and "underscored button" made of patinated steel stands 58 cm / 23.2 inches tall complete with Certificate of Origin and the New Design Blue Steiff Limited Edition box made in Germany from a non-smoking and pet-free environment brand new and in perfect minty mint condition This Teddy bear can tell a truly eventful story: In 1906, an extremely harsh winter fell on the city of Berlin and covered it in snow – and as we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, a Teddy bear was converted into a holder for a hot-water bottle in order to bring a little warmth into the cold days with extremely low temperatures.  In March 1907, this hot-water bottle bear, in whose tummy a hot-water bottle made of metal was hidden that could be filled with hot water, was entered by Steiff as a registered design. The friendly Teddy bear with the wide open, boot-button eyes that look out into the world has a friendly as well as pragmatic nature and is made of light brown mohair and stuffed with wood shavings. On the inside – where the hot-water bottle is found – he has a lining made of felted wool. Whereas this special Teddy bear was produced in 2001 with a size of 50 centimetres, the replicas of this edition have an impressive size of 58 centimetres in a Limited Edition of 1,908 pieces. Each of these “warm-hearted” bears also “bears“ the Steiff underscored “Button-in-Ear” made of patinated steel.       Please visit our  Collectors Gallery for even more Highly Collectable Steiff Items and Two4Toys  Shop Holland to sign up for your Two4Toys Steiff Newsletter   Bid with confidence -  we are an authorized - Best of Europe Key Account Steiff Club Dealer ***NO RESERVE*** PAYMENT OPTIONS: PayPal MasterCard Visa Card International M.O. / Cashier's Check (please add $ 25.00 Currency Exchange Fees) We will combine shipment and multiple purchases will save substantially on shipping costs PLEASE NOTE: Bidders from E.U. Countries (European Union) will be charged an additional 19% V.A.T. on their winning bid amount ... Thanks for looking, Jaap....     Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!