Pia’s Blog: “BERTHA” is the replica created by Steiff of the funny dog from the American comic strip ‘Boob McNutt’ by illustrator Rube Goldberg, which was popular in the 1920s. The little Siberian cheese dog got up to all sorts of pranks in his comics. The comic short stories were published from 1915 to 1934 in the Sunday editions of most western newspapers in the United States. Steiff produced 24 of the unusual dog in 1927 in two different sizes and versions (with sewn eyes and with glass eyes). Unfortunately, production was discontinued due to insufficient demand.

Pia’s Blog: Paul Steiff created his Treff model based on the “Desmond” dog by illustrator G. Hildebrandt, which was very popular in England in the 1920s. His “Treff” had the characteristic slanted eyes, which were placed in fabric slits with half-covered eyeballs for the first time in this model. The shape of the head and the facial expression created by the new eye design gave the dog a melancholy appearance that appealed to the protective instinct. Still a popular dog in every collection.... Originally available in plush and velvet versions. Here in plush with vibrant colors, in near perfect condition.

Pia’s Blog: After Steiff failed to obtain the license rights for the “Bonzo”, in 1929 they created a laughing baby dog based on the Bonzo's designs. The “Cheerio” was produced in 5 sizes, standing on four legs. Upcoming in 3 sizes. Only 170 of the “Cheerio” with musical voice shown here were produced.

Pia’s Blog: The exploration of the South Pole stirred the masses at the end of the 1920s. Many expeditions failed. This made the successful expedition of Richard Evelyn Byrd, an American naval officer and aviator, all the more celebrated. Steiff created the “CHINOOK, BYRD'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION” as a memento of Byrd's favorite polar dog. Without his faithful polar dogs, Byrd said, this expedition could never have succeeded. Only 2,493 of the faithful companion, lying down with elegantly crossed forelegs, were made.

Pia’s Blog: After Steiff failed to obtain the license rights for the “Bonzo”, in 1929 they created a laughing baby dog based on the Bonzo's designs. The “Cheerio” was produced in 5 sizes, standing on four legs. Upcoming in 3 sizes. A total of 4771 pieces were produced.

Pia’s Blog: The Parisian ladies of the mid-1920s already loved their fashionable dog, the bulldog. So the Steiff Bully could only become a bestseller. Even if it was a tough battle to prevail over imitators. The golden-looking dog was produced by Steiff in many different forms. Whether in plush, velvet, on wheels or as a hand puppet - the little bulldog, with its characteristically large protruding ears, was always very popular. Also ideal as an accessory for French Bébés and fashion dolls.

Pia’s Blog: In 1927, the Steiff company and the English company Chad Valley & Co. fought a duel for the rights to a replica of the English comic figure, a young, comical fox terrier, “Bonzo”. However, Steiff loses this battle. The samples sent to England did not correspond closely enough to the original, which was mainly marketed in books and other sales levels via licenses. Steiff immediately ceased production of the series. There are 7 sizes of the small dog in the Steiff archive; a total of 115 samples were produced. However, Paul Steiff did not give up completely. The “Cheerio”, a model of a puppy with an exaggerated sweet smiling face, was launched in 1929 and was remotely similar to the Bonzo pattern.