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Boyds Bears is a line of collectible resin and stuffed
teddy bears produced by The Boyds Collection LTD.
Boyds Bears was founded by Gary M. Lowenthal and his wife, Justina
Unger.
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were owners of an antique shop, but found it unprofitable so turned to
making and selling antique reproductions. Some of their more profitable
reproductions included duck decoys. In 1984 they began sculpting with
resin, at first making a line of minature houses called "The Gnomes
Homes". The first bear was a stuffed bear made for the couple's newborn
son, Matthew. 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. The line of plush bears and
rabbits was a hugely popular success, and in 1993 Boyds introduced the
first resin bears. Today the Boyds company has several product lines,
but the bears remain the most successful. |
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