RIPLEY ' S BELIEVE IT OR NOT Comic Strip Margarete Steif Teddy Bear Germany
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:68912379 | Brand: Steiff |
Measures approximately 13“ x 6 1/2”.OPTICAL ILLUSIONTHE SKIS THAT CHANGEDIRECTION Drawn by TOMFOWLER, Westhaven, Conn.THE SMALLESTBIRD IN THEWORLDTHE MALE CUBANHUMMINGBIRDMEASURESONLY2.3 INCHESIN LENGTH----------- 2 ----------- CLOCKOWNED BYWILLIAMHILLEGAS, of Columbla, S.CWHICH HADBEEN BROKENFOR 20 YEARSSOUNDED ASINGLE CHIMEAT THE EXACTHOUR THAT ITSOWNER DIED----------- 3 ----------- MARGARETE STEIFF (1847- 1909 )of Giengen, Germany, ALTHOUGH PARALYZED IN BOTH LEGSAND CONFINED TO ...A WHEEL CHAIRESTABLISHED A PROSPEROUS BUSINESS BYCREATING THE FAMOUS "TEDDY BEAR"----------- 4 ----------- THEDANCETHAT COVERS3 MILES!A FISHERMAN IN THE VILLAGEOF Lekeitio, Spain, AS A CEREMONY TO ASSUREPROSPEROUS FISHINGHAS DANCED ON A WOODEN CHESTCARRIED BY 6 MENEACH JUNE 29THFOR THE PAST 300 YEARSIF THE DANCER RESTS BEFORE THECHEST HAS BEEN CARRIED 3 MILESHE MUST BE DUMPED INTO THE SEA----------- 5 ----------- THE MIRISAWETI TEMPLE of Anuradhapura, Ceylon, WHICH COVERS AN AREA OF 50 ACRESWAS BUILT BY KING DUTUGEMUNUTO ATONE FOR THE FACT THAT HE ATE A DISH OF RELISH*AND NEGLECTED TO OFFERA PORTION TO SOME MONKS (161-137 B.C.)
