In this episode, Mac Stanton tells the story of the creation of the teddy bear and the making of the Steiff toy company. They were created by Margarete Steiff from Giengen, Germany. She also goes over her bout with polio, which left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

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Episode photo is courtesy of Steiff USA.