Vintage CALICO CRITTERS - Brown Bear Family - First Edition Variation

Manufacturer: Tomy

From the Original 1980s Forest Friends Maple Town Collection

Dateline/Era/Type: from 1985 - 1990



Finish: Brown Fuzzy Flocked Fur

Crafted in China



The toys are brown bears Have open smiling mouths with protruding snouts. They are wearing their "dress-up" clothes. The bow ties are uncommon and part of the Tomy's First Edition - VERSION 4 based in the variation in hand stitched clothing & handy velcro closures.



Little Girl wears a pink and white polka dot swing dress that is in a halter style with pink ribbon shoulder straps.

Little Boy wears no shirt, taupe trousers with yellow pink and green suspenders and a red bow tie.

Mother Bear wears wears a red and white polka dot sleeveless swing dress. Jointed head arms and legs.

Father Bear wears white short sleeve shirt, blue & white striped trousers with purple and lavender suspenders and a red bow tie. Jointed head arms and legs.



Detailed Condition: NEW. Never undressed or displayed. Mint Condition with no nicks, soiling or worn fur. Part of a PRIVATE COLLECTION of an adult collector. No box. MADE IN CHINA sticker present on bottom of foot. Uncommonly found in this condition.



About this Bear FAMILY

Originally released 1985 - 1990, these great toys have long been RETIRED from production. The CALICO CRITTERS collection has proved to be highly collectible worldwide. They are marketed mould variation of the Sylvanian Families TIMBERTOP Bear Family. These are called (by collectors) VERSION 4 which is part of the UK release of the Tomy Calico Critters collection. It only featured a mother, father, older sister, older brother only, and was released in a variety of different clothing. -- from sylvanian-families.net - with permission.



The Early History of Sylvanian Families

"Sylvanian Families were first introduced in 1985 in Japan by Epoch. Tomy then introduced the figures into the USA and Canada soon after. It wasn't until 1987 that the Sylvanian Families were available in the UK and Ireland. By 1988 the Sylvanian Families cartoon was popular in both the UK and the USA. Sylvanian Families won 'The Toy of the Year' award, presented by the British Association of Toy Retailers (BATR), three years running (1987, 1988 and 1989). [ed] Sylvanian Families were retired and no longer available in the USA and Canada in 1990." --TR



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