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The Boyds Collection Ltd.®
began in 1979 when "Head Bean" Gary Lowenthal left
Bloomingdales in New York City and moved to Boyds, Maryland,
where he opened an antiques shop called The Boyds Collection.
It was not until 1981 that he began selling plush teddy bears.
In 1987, he moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he established
The Boyds Collection Ltd. and formed a partnership with artist
Gae Sharp to begin producing a line of jointed teddy bears,
known as Boyds bears, which quickly gained popularity. Boyds
bears became Boyds bears and friends, as the line expanded
to include hares, cats, dogs, and a wide array of other stuffed
animals, as well as resin figurines, collectible dolls, and
accessories.
Boyds bears and friends are "wonderful, whimsical and
slightly-off-centered critters" that "speak to the
Heart and Soul." They seem to have an inexhaustible supply
of clever and cute names.
Toni's
Collectibles maintains a very large inventory of
Boyds bears and friends, with selections from the following
lines and including many retired items.
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