Toy, 'Buzzy Bee'

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Title

Toy, 'Buzzy Bee'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Wooden Buzzy Bee toys like this are a well known and loved New Zealand made pull along toy. This particular example was given to Robyn Clearwater when he was a baby in 1943. The first Buzzy Bees were made in about 1940 by Maurice Schlesinger but went out of production in the early 1940s after Maurice became unwell with spinal meningitis. Hec Ramsey, a travelling salesman started producing the Buzzy Bee and Mary Lou doll soon after when he discovered a gap in the market.   The Buzzy Bee has...

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Format

Image

Date created

circa 1943

Creator

H.E. Ramsey Limited / Maurice Schlesinger

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1289772

Related subjects

Bees / wood / cardboard / metal / paint / string / toys / Auckland

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