An Old Mary Meyer Musical Giraffe from the late 1950′s
My name is Walter Meyer. Mary Meyer was my Mother and I spent from 1955 to 2010 working in the Mary Meyer family business. In high school I cut out toys and felt parts for stuffed toys and many other jobs at Mary Meyer. I also swept the floor. I started working here full time in September 1955. My jobs include most of the steps in manufacturing the stuffed animals Mary Meyer made, ...
I have spent most of my life as part of Mary Meyer Stuffed Toys. Besides the 50+ years I have worked here, the time when I was growing up, I was also involved in the Mary Meyer company. The main reason was that Mary Meyer was my Mother and she and Dad (Hans Meyer) were totally involved in their business. So were their son – me – Walter.
This story started in New York City, where Mother was born. Dad met her there and they were married in 1929. I ...
In April 2010 I received a call from Paul Lukas, a writer from New York City. Paul had stumbled upon a file cabinet full of Report Cards from the the early 1920′s. My Mother, Mary Meyer, was one of those students at the Manhattan Trade School For Girls learning the dress-making profession.
The school had been established for you girls to teach them a marketable skill so they would not be forced to work in a sweat shop. With their skills they could get ...
