A bookmark featuring M.K. Perker’s “Bear” toy, exhibited at the Istanbul Toy Museum, rendered in their signature style.

The Story of the Toy: Margarete Steiff contracted polio after suffering from a severe illness. The illness left her unable to use either leg or her right arm, marking the beginning of the young girl’s dignified struggle for survival. After graduating from tailoring school, Margarete designed an elephant-shaped pincushion. Rather than being accepted as a sewing tool, the charming little elephant was embraced by children as a toy, soon capturing everyone’s imagination. In the following years, other animal figures followed the little elephant, which was produced as a plush toy. In 1903, Steiff became the first manufacturer of teddy bears in Europe.

Product Size:  18x6cm

Material: Paper