Buzzy+Bee

=Buzzy Bee =

 Maurice Scheslinger built the buzzy bee toy in the 1930s in a small workshop in St Benedicts street in Newton, Auckland. In the 1940s Maurice Scheslinger became very ill with spinal meningits so he had to close the workshop. In the 1970s a sales man named Hec Ramsey found the Buzzy Bee in the old run-down workshop and gave the bee to his brother. He made a lot more Buzzy Bees and other characters.

The Buzzy Bee has a yellow face and a red body, black eyes and a striped tail. The Buzzy Bee has two spring antennae toped with red beads, yellow wings that rotate and it makes a "buzz buzz" sound as it rolls along on two wooden wheels and is pulled by a string. The Buzzy Bee is made out of plastic, wood, springs, a little bit of metal, string, two beads and lead free paint. The Buzzy Bee is 127 years old and is a well-loved symbol of New Zealand.

By Jess and Crystal