Life Size Paddington Bear™

Standing at a fantastic 106cm, and limited to only 350 pieces worldwide, this life-size Paddington is a wonderful rare Steiff collectors’ item, available to only a lucky few hundred fans around the world. He comes complete with his functional suitcase, housing his essential jar of Steiff marmalade and marmalade sandwich. After all, “a wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich in his hat in case of emergencies”. A little Paddington history…Michael Bond based Paddington bear on a lonely Teddy bear he noticed on a shelf in a London store on Christmas Eve 1956, which he bought as a present for his wife. The bear inspired Bond to write the story, “A Bear Called Paddington,” first published on 13 October 1958. Little could he have known how many people worldwide would come to know, love and adore his small bear from darkest Peru. "Paddington is eternally optimistic and always comes back for more, no matter how many times his hopes are dashed.” "It's simply the joy of a little bear who is an outsider getting into scrapes and mishaps - always with the best of intentions - and coming out on top every time." Michael Bond