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A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. Britain and Australia, they may also be called soft toys or cuddly toys. Stuffed toys are distinguishable from other toys mainly by their softness, flexibility, and resemblance to animals or fictional characters. Stuffed toys come in an array of different sizes, with the smallest being thumb-sized and the largest being larger than a house. However, the largest somewhat commonly produced stuffed animals are not much bigger than a person. Stuffed toys are commonly sold in stores worldwide.

Vendors are often abundant at tourist attractions, airports, carnivals, fairs, downtown parks, and general public meeting places of almost any nature, especially if there are children present. 1903 patent for a Peter Rabbit toy created by Beatrix Potter. They were first mass produced in 1904. The first stuffed toy was a felt elephant originally sold as a pincushion, created by the German Steiff company in 1880.

Steiff used newly developed technology for manufacturing upholstery to make its stuffed toys. Homemade sock monkeys have been part of U. Canadian culture since the Great Depression. The toy industry significantly expanded in the early 20th century. In 1903, Richard Steiff designed a soft stuffed bear that differed from earlier traditional rag dolls because it was made of plush furlike fabric.