Sealy
Sealy
is
actually
a
small
town
just
outside
of
Houston.
It
was
the
home
of
Daniel
Haynes,
a
cotton
gin
builder,
who
began
making
cotton-filled
mattresses
for
his
friends
and
neighbors
in
1881.
He
went
on to
invent
a
machine
that
compressed
cotton
for
use
in
mattresses,
receiving
a
patent
for
his
invention
in
1889.
His
mattress
became
so
popular
that
he
sold
patent
rights
to
people
in
other
markets,
who
also
began
building
the
product
that,
at
the
time,
was
known
as
the
"Mattress
from
Sealy."
In
1906,
Haynes
sold
all
of
his
patents
and
knowledge
to a
Texas
company
that
took
the
name
Sealy.
It
was
at
this
time
that
a
young
advertising
executive
named
Earl
Edwards
launched
the
company
on
the
road
to
national
prominence.
Sealy
employs
more
than
6,000
individuals,
has
34
plants,
and
sells
its
products
in
over
7,000
retail
outlets
in
the
United
States,
including
furniture
stores,
leading
department
stores,
sleep
shops
and
mass
merchandisers.
It is
also
a
leading
supplier
to
the
hospitality
industry.
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