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Trivia: History of Nativity Pieces
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History of Nativity Pieces
The original nativity Cherished Teddies that came out in 1992 were sold
as a four piece box set:
Josh, Maria and Baby;
Edward, Richard and Wilbur (three kings);
Angie (angel); and
Sammy (shepard). Some of the first
Angies
were made with a metal halo that was converted to a resin halo during the first
year of production. The creche (stable) with quilt coverlet was sold
separately without a serial number.
The nativity pieces were repackaged in 1993 as a gift pack that included
Josh, Maria and Baby;
Angie; and the creche with coverlet. In 1993 Hamilton
Gifts also introduced the
camel,
donkey and sheep nativity pull toys without
serial numbers. In later years these pieces were found in ENESCO boxes.
A third nativity pull toy came out in 1994: a cow that included a
registration number. The little drummer bear, Ronnie, also came out
this year. The final piece to the nativity set came out in 1995 as
Celeste, an angel with a pull toy. The camel and cow were retired
early in 1997, and the rest of the pieces were retired in early 2001.
Just as the entire nativity set was retired in 2001, Enesco released two new pieces that fit into
the nativity theme: Eve (angel with baby) and
Ethan (drummer boy).
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