A specially designed bag that brings the line of M.K. Perker’s “Teddy Bear” toy, exhibited at the Istanbul Toy Museum, to life.

The Story of the Toy: Margarete Steiff contracted polio after suffering from a severe illness. The illness left her unable to use either leg and her right arm, marking the beginning of the little girl’s dignified struggle for survival. After graduating from tailoring school, Margarete designed an elephant-shaped pincushion. The cute elephant, which children accepted as a toy rather than a sewing accessory, soon became the stuff of their dreams. In the following years, other animal figures followed the little elephant, which was produced as a plush toy. Steiff became the manufacturer of the first teddy bear in Europe in 1903.

Product dimensions: 40cm x 71cm

Material: Linen, polyviscose lining, polyester handle.