Video Chelsea Toy Museum & Teddy Bear Company
No lions or tigers… but lots of bears. Oh, my. Michigan is where the teddy bear was invented and Chelsea’s Teddy Company and Toy Museum pays homage to the ultimate bedtime companion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ekNfqAUWPM
“People who don’t Think probably don’t have Brains; rather, they have grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake.”
-Winnie The Pooh
And so, coincidentally, do the teddy bears made in Chelsea. Whether you buy a pre-made Teddy or have one custom built, the Chelsea Teddy Bear Company is serious about its fluff-stuffed bears. So serious they have a 30,000 sq. ft. factory /warehouse (producing 300-400, 000 bears per year) to back it up.
From their 10′ tall teddy bear to the recent Guiness Book of World Records win for the largest teddy bear mosaic to the recently opened Toy Museum (which traces the evolution of vintage wood to tin to stuffed toys), Chelsea’s stuffed ursine peddler pays tribute to Richard Steiff, Michigan’s ‘Wonka’ of cuddle companions.
Click on the YouTube video below to take a quick tour and learn why the teddy bear has been the top selling toy every yeasr for the last hundred years.
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