Each resin piece, retailing anywhere from $9 to $60 apiece, is inscribed with a hidden bear paw-a symbol of authenticity-while the bottom of each piece is stamped with the name, edition, and piece number. Each animal is stuffed and embroidered by hand.īoyds' three major resin products are marketed under the names Bearstones, Folkstones, and Dollstones, figurine lines that include small resin bears-similar in look to the plush animals-resin angels, faeries, and snowpeople, and resin dolls, frogs, and penguins. Once Lowenthal creates a pattern and prototype, the animals are taken to a seamstress in China, who produces a working model. The company's founder and CEO, Gary Lowenthal, designs each of the plush animals along with a team of artists. Most Boyds animals are fully jointed with movable arms, legs, and heads, and their outer coverings are fashioned from a variety of fabrics, ranging from acrylic plush to custom-dyed chenille wool. Boyds products are generally recognized for their quality craftsmanship, low prices, and designs characterized as "Folksy with Attitude.' The company offers 430 different plush animals, which range in price from $4 to $95 each. 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.
is a leading American designer, importer, and distributor of handcrafted collectibles. Every year since then, new resin figurines have been added to Boyds Bears wildly popular Resin figurine line.The Boyds Collection, Ltd. Uncle Bean's Treasure Boxes (now known as Boyd's Treasure Boxes) made their introduction in 1996. introduced "The Folkstone® Collection" which included animals, santas, snowpeople, Boyds Faeriesprites, and angels.
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In 1993, Boyds Bears released its first series of Resin Boyds Bears Collectibles and named them "The Bearstone Collection®".
The line of plush bears and hares was a hugely popular success. They began making and selling stuffed bears, and the bears became known as "Boyds Bears" for the town of Boyds, Maryland, where they lived and operated their business. he first bear was a stuffed bear made for the couple's newborn son, Matthew. and Tina relocated the firm to the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, area, and the company continued to grow. tired of painting 20,000 duck decoys until 3 a.m.- turned to resin sculpting to produce "The Gnomes Homes," extremely detailed miniature houses based on American architecture. This was truly the beginning of Boyds Bears famous plush designs, and officially became coined as "Boyds Bears". In 1984 he designed a 12" fully jointed wool bear and named it after his newborn son, Matthew. added a new line when he found a group of 100% Merino Wool Bears from China. Some of their most successful wholesale items were antique reproduction duck decoys that ranged from a 9" stained teal to a giant 3' whistling swan. This retail venture proved to be so successful that by 1982 they began to wholesale some of these top-selling antique reproductions to other stores. and Tina began to seek out and sell "antique reproductions," with the look and feel of true antiques at more affordable prices.
This was the beginning of The Boyds Collection Ltd. Lowenthal, moved to rural Boyds, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., to open an antiques shop in 1979 with his wife, Tina. The History of Boyds Bears View our Boyds Bears For Saleīoyd's Bears' founder, G.M.
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