In its paws a plush dog holds a checkerboard with checkers pawns
In its paws a plush dog holds a checkerboard with checkers pawns
Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Boyds Collection Ltd. Accept no substitutes
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В своих лапах плюшевая собака держит шашечную доску с шашками
The Boyds Collection, Ltd. is a leading American designer, importer, and distributor of handcrafted collectibles. While Boyds is perhaps best known for its lines of plush bears and resin figurines, the company also offers such gift items as glass ornaments and doll accessories.
Boyds Collection, Ltd. originated in 1979 when Blooming-dale managers Gary (G.M.) and Justina (Tina) Lowenthal left their jobs and moved to Boyds, Maryland, to open a small antique shop out of their “semi-restored” Victorian home.
By 1982, the Lowenthals began to wholesale some of their own reproductions, including their very successful duck decoys.
In 1984, the Lowenthals produced their first resin sculptures of minutely detailed miniature houses. These “Gnomes Homes” were a combination of American architecture and Gary Lowenthal’s imagination. Around the same time, the Lowenthals’ created their first plush teddy bear, which they named Matthew after their newborn son.
In 1987, the Boyds company was relocated from Maryland to McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, near Gettysburg. The young company also expanded its product line to include hares, moose, and cats in addition to bears.
In 1992, the immensely popular TJ’s Best Dressed line made its debut. The line featured fully jointed bears, cats, moose, and other animals dressed in handmade stylish clothing, including homespun rompers and hats trimmed with silk flowers.
In the fall of 1997, Boyds expanded the Dollstone Collection and introduced its first two porcelain dolls.
While Boyds plush animals and resin figurines comprised 97 percent of its sales in 1998, the company licensed its images for other products as well, such as clothing, home textiles, stationery, and rubber stamps.
In its paws a plush dog holds a checkerboard with checkers pawns
In its paws a plush dog holds a checkerboard with checkers pawns
Copyright © All Rights Reserved The Boyds Collection Ltd. Accept no substitutes
Come Join our “Offishull” Club at… BoydsStuff.com Handmade in China
В своих лапах плюшевая собака держит шашечную доску с шашками
The Boyds Collection, Ltd. is a leading American designer, importer, and distributor of handcrafted collectibles. While Boyds is perhaps best known for its lines of plush bears and resin figurines, the company also offers such gift items as glass ornaments and doll accessories.
Boyds Collection, Ltd. originated in 1979 when Blooming-dale managers Gary (G.M.) and Justina (Tina) Lowenthal left their jobs and moved to Boyds, Maryland, to open a small antique shop out of their “semi-restored” Victorian home.
By 1982, the Lowenthals began to wholesale some of their own reproductions, including their very successful duck decoys.
In 1984, the Lowenthals produced their first resin sculptures of minutely detailed miniature houses. These “Gnomes Homes” were a combination of American architecture and Gary Lowenthal’s imagination. Around the same time, the Lowenthals’ created their first plush teddy bear, which they named Matthew after their newborn son.
In 1987, the Boyds company was relocated from Maryland to McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, near Gettysburg. The young company also expanded its product line to include hares, moose, and cats in addition to bears.
In 1992, the immensely popular TJ’s Best Dressed line made its debut. The line featured fully jointed bears, cats, moose, and other animals dressed in handmade stylish clothing, including homespun rompers and hats trimmed with silk flowers.
In the fall of 1997, Boyds expanded the Dollstone Collection and introduced its first two porcelain dolls.
While Boyds plush animals and resin figurines comprised 97 percent of its sales in 1998, the company licensed its images for other products as well, such as clothing, home textiles, stationery, and rubber stamps.