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Pre-war Novelties:
From the mid-1920s through the mid-1930s,
Steiff produced a number of charming, distinctly
"feminine" novelties. Richard Steiff, Margarete's
nephew in charge of marketing and business
development, insisted that the company's line be
more childlike, colorful, playful, and reflective of
the "roaring 20s" culture. As such, Steiff introduced
a series of music boxes, pajama bags, puppets,
tail-turns-head models, and other irresistible items
based on popular animal designs of the time.

This page from Steiff's 1929 product catalog advertises its line of
charming hand puppets. Courtesy of Carsten Esser's Steiff Kataloge
1920-1929.

Meet "Bully," a bright
orange and white mohair
and velvet "Bully the
Bulldog" puppet.

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"Tabby Bully" was made from
1931-1935 featuring unusual
design details such as an open
mouth and glass nose.

My favorite collection pre-war novelties have
a decidedly canine tilt. The first is a bright orange
and white mohair and velvet "Bully the Bulldog"
puppet in breathtaking condition. This design was
featured only from 1927-1931 and was purchased
from a woman who found him in a "bag of stuff"
at a flea market. "Bully" is such an appealing
character, and to find him as a puppet in fantastic
condition with his original horsehair collar, is truly
a 'blue moon' occurrence.
Next up would be a "Charly the King Spaniel"
handbag, produced from 1927-1940. Steiff's prewar animal handbags had hollow bellies lined in
velvet or silk and closed with a zipper. They were
designed for children, or women who carried very
little with them. I purchased this Charly bag online
and when he arrived, I was ecstatic to learn that he
still had his period Steiff button and ear tag. Lastly,
my tail-moves-head "Tabby" bulldog really gets
me moving and grooving. This model was made
from 1931-1935 and has the same expression that
my real-life pugs give me around their mealtime.
His open mouth and glass nose are unusual design
details. He was a splurge online purchase, but you
only regret what you don't buy, right?

Steiff's "Charly the King Spaniel" pre-war animal
handbag had a hollow belly lined in velvet or silk and
closed with a zipper.



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