The company's pre-WWII pets, especially their rabbits, never cease to make us smile. Collection Favorites and Highlights: I have tried to curate a well-rounded collection of Steiff items for both research and personal purposes. I welcome the never-ending stream of email inquiries, doing my best to respond to each in a timely and actionable manner. Having a library of reference books as well as real-life samples certainly helps this process. The company's pre-WW II bears, dogs, and rabbits 118 Winter 2019 never cease to make me smile - or open my wallet. Like any enthusiast, I have a few areas of a keen special interest when it comes to Steiff. These include the company's felt dolls from 1904-1950, 1960s-era life-sized display animals, mohair novelties from the 1920s-1930s, and items produced for the upscale American toy retailer F.A.O. Schwarz from 1950 onward.