Steiff Club Magazine 02/2019 2 Editorial Editorial 3 Dear Steiff friends, We have found that our competitions are becoming more and more popular. The number of entrants is constantly growing. Of course, there are some significant differences. For instance, the "Pattern bear" competition in the last issue of the Club magazine was nowhere near as popular as the competition that we staged as part of the advance notice of the Margarete Steiff edition in May. What is always exciting yet hard to answer is the question of what ultimately persuades you, our Club members, to enter a competition. Is it the kind of questions, the prizes on offer, or simply the fact that there may be the occasional additional reminder for the competition? We don't know, but we are already curious to see how many of you enter the competition on page 38. You will probably have to do a little bit of research to find the answers. You could also be a winner if you are devoted to the items in the Margarete Steiff edition. Starting on page 12, you can find out how the “Margarete Steiff Elephant on wheels” came into being, and what charming details make this exclusive piece so special. And once again, I'd like to draw your attention to Steiff's co-operation with National Geographic (page 28). This is a subject that affects us all, and should not be ignored. Along with lots of other information, you'll learn that a Teddy bear once inspired a woman who was to become a best-selling writer to write and illustrate her first book (page 31), and you can immerse yourself in newly-opened "Worlds of Steiff" both at home and abroad (from page 42). My best greetings to you all, and I hope you all have a lovely summer. Yours, INGE ZINNECKER, Steiff Club Manager 4 5 Capturing the memories The Steiff family series continues. 16 Mrs Noll's Teddy bears "Goldschatz" (Treasure of gold) - The latest 31 novel by Ingrid Noll Secrets from the archives (8) Discovered for you! 23 Contest 38 A family affair Club News Presenting the 2019 12 Margarete Steiff edition Contents Imprint News Topics Topics Community Standards PUBLISHER: Margarete Steiff GmbH, 6 Loyalty Teddy bears 16 Steiff inside 28 Targeting 21 Obituary 38 Contest 34 Service Richard-Steiff-Str. 4, 89537 Giengen an der Brenz, Germany tel.: + 49 (0) 7322 131555, e-mail: [email protected] Stories 20+ Capturing the memories Racing the Clock Remembering A family affair Questions and answers EDITORS: Inge Zinnecker, Rick Emerson Friedhelm Steiff CONTRIBUTORS: Rebekah Kaufman, Daniel Hentschel, Jochen Frank 9 Special items 18 Co-operation 26 Culture 40 Venues 47 Calendar PHOTOS: Margarete Steiff GmbH Country exclusives A bright idea E-mail from the 22 Passions Steiff history perfectly Club events and PRODUCTION: Hess GmbH – Medien, www.hess-medien.de FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION: twice a year pumpkin patch A natural interest in showcased other dates 12 23 animals steiff.com Making history in Secrets from the paper - again archives (8) 36 History 42 Venues 48 The Club page Subject to changes. Reprinting and copying, even in part, only with the express permission of the publisher. The 2019 Margarete A look at never before Time capsule 31 Passions Steiff around the world Rewards for recruiting By submitting manuscripts you consent to their publication in the Club magazine. We must reserve the right to edit or abridge letters Steiff edition seen treasures Mrs Noll's Teddy bears new members, or articles. Printed colours may deviate from the original. All rights application form reserved. Printed in Germany 07/2019 e – item no. 917615 50 Favourite A unicorn's magic 6 Club News Club News 7 took photos of all our 'new arrivals', and recorded their Well – do we have to say that we were delighted to receive details on cards." In 1988 the couple visited Giengen for this letter?! We always look forward to receiving letters the first time, and there were several other visits over the from you telling us how long you have been collecting Club edition 2019 years. In May the Musolffs celebrated their 60th wedding Steiff. anniversary. So their loyalty bear actually marks 48 years Look out, Club members! of collecting rather than 25. "The hobby we share, 'Collec- Incidentally, even if you have "only" been a Club member ting Steiff', has enriched our lives and makes us so happy. for nine years, you will soon be eligible for a loyalty bear. We now have around 450 Steiff items in our collection And one day you might even have the whole trio... The Club edition 2019, the Teddy bear made of the finest wool felt and embellished (animals, Teddies, replicas), so you can see that we are with Swarovski® crystals, is being issued in a limited quantity (1,250 items) for the loyal to the Steiff Club!" first time. Please don't wait too long if you want to order this item. Steiff loyalty Teddy bears 20+ stories We are sure you will remember our loyalty Teddy bears, which have been a permanent fixture in our Club offer since last year. These lovely little fellows have found plenty of friends amongst collectors. One of them – with paws and soles, collar and hat of golden felt – went to live with Gudrun and Jürgen Musolff. They realised that is just the right bear to mark 25 years of Club member- ship. However, the couple has been collecting for much, much longer... Mrs Musolff writes: "My first animal was the parrot Lora, which my husband gave me in the early 70s (he loves parrots)." The dog-lover dropped a subtle hint, and lo and behold: the next gift she received were Peky and Mopsy. "Now we had both been bitten by the collecting bug, and my husband started building glass display cabinets. He 8 Club News News 9 Organisation Special items Steiff Club hotline Are you moving? Germany By phone Monday - Friday from Please send us your new address in good time so 8.30 am until 12 pm, and 1.30 pm until 4 pm. you can be sure of receiving our mailings. Phone: +49 (0)7322 131-555 Fax: +49 (0)7322 131-476 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.steiff.com Steiff Club on the website www.steiff.com Access to the members' area on the Steiff website has now been made easier. If you create an account and enter your member- ship number, you can use the swap meet, and browse Jolly Jumper, and/or download Club item no. 674730, 32 cm, magazines or product limited edition of information free of charge. 750 pieces (RRP € 299.00). You can also extend your membership online, or give © Lucky Comics, 2019 a membership to a friend as a gift. (Please note that for safety reasons, any time you change your account, EUROPE you must also change your password.) JOLLY JUMPER Jolly Jumper is a splendid white stallion with a golden mane. Learned and proud, he’s been Lucky Luke's com- panion almost from birth. And much more than a simple gent, talking dapple grey stands an impressive 32 cm high mount, Jolly Jumper is above all an irreplaceable partner and is made of white mohair. His mane, tail and fetlocks in adventuring. Cheeky and sarcastic, he’s very adept at contrast in a dense golden mohair. He has a hand-made roasting any silly person that crosses his path and earns saddle of brown felt and naturally a red saddle cloth with Quantities of Club editions 2018 his scorn – even when that someone is his own cowboy. black stripes, perfectly matching Lucky Luke, who will appear as the highlight at the end of the series in 2020. 421471 Club edition 1,310 pieces (this was the last edition to be time-limited!) The successor to the dim-witted prison dog Rantanplan, As an exclusive, strictly limited European edition, Jolly Lucky Luke's most loyal companion Jolly Jumper will be Jumper is available to order exclusively through retailers 421488 Event Teddy bear 1,450 pieces. joining the series of other well-known figures from the in Europe (with the exception of Germany, the UK and popular Belgian comic series in autumn 2019. This intelli- Ireland). 10 News News 11 GERMANY USA CHARLIE BROWN RETURN TO TIFFANY LOVE TEDDY BEAR Charlie Brown, lovable eternal loser and walking Luxury, heritage, and craftsmanship define both disaster, is one of the main Peanuts® characters and owner Tiffany & Co. and Steiff. Now, these two iconic brands of Snoopy the dog. Who isn't familiar with the scenes have collaborated on this light brown mohair Teddy bear where Charlie Brown constantly tries, without success, finished with Tiffany Blue® paws and a Return to to fly a kite – only to lose it in the Kite-Eating Tree? Or the Tiffany® Love tag in sterling silver that will warm one in which Lucy once again snatches his football away hearts from generations to come. The Teddy from him, and he keeps falling for this mean trick? stands 10.5 inches tall and is fully jointed. To order: www.tiffany.com. Charlie Brown has now been added to the Peanuts® series, exclusively for SammlerKontor. He is made of the finest Return to Tiffany Love Teddy bear, Trevira velvet in a limited edition of only 500 pieces 27 cm, item no. 683275. worldwide. Charlie Brown, item no. 658228, 18 cm, limited edition of 500 pieces (RRP € 139.00). © PNTS Exclusively at www.sammlerkontor.de USA DISNEY DUMBO GERMANY Whether you’ve seen the original “Dumbo” (1941) or the live-action remake (2019), we’re certain you’ll never forget ALF the touching story of the little elephant who discovers he can fly.