THE 2012 CLUB EXCLUSIVES - Steiff

CLUB NEWSNEWSGOOD TO KNOWSPECIAL ITEMSGermanyLOYALTY BEAR NO. 3Teddy Clown, who is based on the Club editionof 1993/94 and an original dating back to 1928,is for members who have been with the SteiffClub for 15 years. Teddy Clown is 25 cm tall,made of exclusive mohair, and is wearinga hat with pompoms, a neck ruff and a goldcolouredmedallion with the number 15 on it.Members who are entitled to this bear will receivean order form with this magazine.(EAN 421204, 25 cm, Limited Edition of 3,000pieces)PLEASE NOTE THE DATE:Steiff Summer 2012 will take place from 6-8 July 2012 at Giengen an der Brenz!GermanyPRUSSIA’S GRAND STYLEOn 3 September, a new Steiff shop opened at Karstadt on the Kurfürstendammin Berlin. A proud new Steiff Teddy bear, producedexclusively for Karstadt, was introduced at the opening. “Der AlteFritz” was the nickname lovingly bestowed on King Frederick II ofPrussia, born in January 1712, by the people of Berlin. With an eye tothe 300th anniversary of his birth, this Teddy bear bears a strongresemblance to the great Prussian king. He is 24 cm tall, and made ofthe finest mohair. He is wearing the typical blue coat and black feltthree-cornered hat as worn by the “Lange Kerls”, Frederick’s regimentof tall fellows, and has a walking stick in his right paw. A gold-colouredsatin sash and filigree Prussian medal adorn his coat.“Der Alte Fritz” is in a Limited Edition of 1,000 pieces, and availableexclusively from Karstadt at Kurfürstendamm 231, D-10719 Berlin,EAN 673221, price € 149 (RRP), tel. +49 (0) 30 8800 3468 /3368 ore-mail peter.born@karstadt.de.Germany“SHOPPING IS MY LIFE”The Galeria Kaufhof on the famous “Kö” shoppingstreet in Düsseldorf is proud to presentthe Kö Teddy bear, created in collaboration withSteiff. It stands 20 cm tall, and is made of thefinest black mohair with a pink bow around hisneck and an embroidered sole. His motto is, “Shoppingis my life”. Needless to say, there is somethingin the matching Steiff shopping bag: a cutelittle pink companion, just 8 cm tall. Thisdelightful duo is in a Limited Edition of just 1,500pieces, and is available exclusively through theGaleria Kaufhof on the Königsallee, EAN 673382.The RRP is € 145. Contact details: GaleriaKaufhof GmbH, Königsallee 1-9, D-40212Düsseldorf, tel. +49 (0) 211 139 1236.MUSEUM BEAREAN 673177,469 piecesSTEIFF CLUBANNUAL EDITIONEAN 421105,2,014 piecesEVENT TEDDY BEAREAN 421112,2,525 piecesNumber of time-limited items 2010 (approx. quantities)END OF THE SERIES OF STEIFF CLUB ANNUAL EDITIONSThe series of Steiff Club annual editions that was introduced in the Club year 2008 will end with this year’s edition(EAN 421143). From Club year 2012, there will again be only one Club edition, limited to the year; members mayonly purchase one each.GermanyTHE “CONSTABLE TEDDY BEAR”1848 saw the foundation of the Berlin constabulary by order of King Frederick William IV. It was the direct precursorto today’s police force. To honour these upholders of the law, the KaDeWe first issued a 35-cm “Constable” in cooperationwith Steiff in 1997. The current version, 23 cm tall, is the same as the original. The bear is made of the finest white mohairand is dressed in a perfectly fitting felt uniform with an authentic “Pickelhaube” (spiked helmet). He is limited to 1,000pieces, and the EAN is 657320. The RRP is € 149.“Constable Teddy” brings to an end the series of “Milljöh” (milieu) bears. We introduced the first bear, “Captain vonKöpenick Teddy” (EAN 657276), in the November 2010 issue, and the second one, “Iron Gustav” (EAN 673269) in theAugust issue. The items are all available exclusively from the KaDeWe in Berlin:tel. + 49 (0) 172 388 9461, fax +49 (0) 30 212 2704, e-mail: info@kadewe.com.— 6 — — 7 —