Annalee and husband Chip Thorndike lived on a New Hampshire chicken farm. The chicken farm failed in the early 1950s, and it was then that Annalee was forced to really get serious about her childhood hobby, doll making with a dash of Yankee influence. So the old chicken coop became a design room, Chip became a salesman and Annalee a doll maker. She fashioned her creations directly from the activities of her two sons, who were always skiing, swimming, or otherwise engaged in what children do best. Today Annalee dolls depicting Santa, elves, reindeer, and other Christmas characters are some of the most popular Christmas collectibles available.
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