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Featuring the collection of lifelong coin-op enthusiast and bon vivant Tim LaGanke, our fall auction features arcade machines, carnival rides, automatons, animated window displays, and all manner of unusual mechanical novelties. Complementing these animatronic and coin-operated marvels are a host of vending and slot machines, gambling devices, masks, and unusual objects from days gone by.
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Lot 601

Collection of Five Steiff Limited Editions. German, 21st century.

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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Collection of Five Steiff Limited Editions. German, 21st century. Includes five Steiff teddy bears, all with "Button in Ear" tags. Includes: 

Appolonia Margarete 125th Anniversary Bear, 2004. EAN 038143. Limited edition, no. 00173 of 3,400. 

Replica 1904 Bear PB 28, 2004. EAN 404115. Limited edition, no. 00221 of 7,000. Includes internal metal rod joints instead of standard discs; commemorates the 100th anniversary of Steiff's first jointed teddy bear. 

1907 Replica Teddy Bear, 2007. EAN 400506. Limited edition, no. 00416 of 1,907. Released to mark the 100-year milestone of Steiff's record-breaking production year.

Sebastian the Dream Bear, 2008. EAN 681158. North American Exclusive. Limited edition no. 00086 of 1,500. 

Romance Bear 2006. EAN 037535. Limited edition no. 00134 of 2,006

26" tall and smaller. 

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