For over 25 years, Boyds Bear products have been well known for their extraordinary handmade craftmanship. The Boyds Collection was recently bestowed with one of the highest honors in the gift and collectible industry, the National Association of Gift and Collectible Retailers' Plush Company of the Year Award.
Boyds Production
Known for its superb craftmanship, Boyds establishes robust and streamlined processes for its teddy bear production. First, a critter's design prototype is developed. Once finalized to the perfect combination of look, feel, and personality, associate seamstresses then make up additional prototypes and patterns for the factory along with specific instructions for production.
After the pieces are sewn together, the plush animal is stuffed with fiberfill, plastic pellets (i.e. the famous "beans") in accordance with the critter's design. The bear is then hand embroidered with noses, paw pads, eyebrows, etc. No machine embroidery is used in the production of Boyds Bears. Finally, the plush animal is hand brushed and put through three final inspections. When it has passed this quality control stage, a hangtag is attached, and the Boyds Bear is packed for shipment.
A Brief Boyds Bear History
The Boyds Collection Ltd. began as an antiques shop by G.M. Lowenthal and Justina Unger. Its primary business was antique reproductions, with the look and feel of true antiques at more affordable prices. Some of their most successful wholesale items were antique reproduction duck decoys. Later, G.M. designed a fully jointed 100% merino wool teddy bear named for his and Justina's newborn son. Thus a plush bear design known as Boyds Bear was born.
In 1993, Boyds released its first series of resin figurines, The Bearstone Collection, and followed that up with Folkstones, Dollstones, and host of other wacky resin characters, villages, dolls, pottery, treasure boxes, and nifty home decor. In 2002, Boyds' flagship store, Boyds Bear Country, was established in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
What's Special about Boyds Bear?
Boyds' founder sums it up the best - "We're a lot bigger than when we were a mom-and-pop shop, but, for better or worse, we still run it like a mom-and-pop shop, only on steroids. We're still a little disorganized and a little off-center, and slightly eccentric...just like our bears!"
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