The first ever stuffed animal was created around 1880 by a German seamstress named Margarete Steiff. Except, it wasn’t a stuffed animal she made, but a small pincushion in the shape of an elephant.

Dubbed "the rarest of bears" by host Fiona Bruce, expert Marc Allum said it was "a real honour" to be holding the toy — named Edward by its owners — which was a black teddy bear made by the iconic ...