by Penny Wilson
In 1877, in the town of Gingen-an-der-Brenz in Germany, a 30-year-old seamstress called Margarete Steiff created eight elephant-shaped pincushions for local dressmaking clients. (1) Margarete was the daughter of a builder in the town – one of several daughters and at least two…
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