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May 26, 2008
Mary Meyer Stuffed Toys Turns 75!
Mary Meyer toys was started by the sweet woman pictured here - we carry some of her wonderful plush animals and love the story of how she began! In 1933 Mary was a newlywed who sold pincushions shaped like tomatoes through her husband Hans, a Fuller Brush salesman.
Along came World War II and Mary began making teddy bears out of whatever fabrics she could find. After the War, the Meyers moved to Vermont, hired some help and began producing toys in earnest.
The Teddy Bears shown above are some of the Mary Meyer Company products . . . as are the cute bunnies shown below:
and the doll-sized ornaments shown here:
Mary Meyer died in 1999 but her company still carries on in the hands of four of her grandchildren!
Posted by dollcloset at May 26, 2008 02:17 PM