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Here we have the set of original teddies in SOLID BLACK! Neat to see Ty actually use this fabric. Notice the brown noses on all four examples. The solid old face black is one of the Tyriffic Six. Rarity Rank: 0. All four of these pieces are easy rank 0 pieces. Full departures for originalContinue reading “Old Face and New Face Teddy SOLID BLACK Prototype Set”

Here is the lavender new and old face set! The old face solid color example is the original Tyriffic example. This fabric color was made famous by Floppity the rabbit and Happy the hippo. These prototypes predate them all. Rarity Rank: 0. All four of these pieces are easy rank 0 pieces. Full departures forContinue reading “Old Face and New Face Teddy LAVENDER Prototype Set”

Continuing on our teddy tour, we have the original new face and old face prototype teddy set of four teddies in ORANGE. The solid orange Old Face is another that was displayed at the tyriffic stores. These bears are incredible. The orange really pops. Rarity Rank: 0. All four of these pieces are easy rankContinue reading “Old Face and New Face Teddy ORANGE Prototype Set”

Ty wasn’t always set on his six original teddy colors- teal, magenta, violet, jade, brown, and cranberry. We have long seen Ty use a variety of his original fabric colors in his prototypes. It was believed this was also the case for his original teddies. Proof of this was first most prominently confirmed when TyContinue reading “Old Face and New Face Teddy RED Prototype Set”

The US Employee Teddies were given out to employees and field representatives of Ty Inc. on the Odyssey cruise ship on September 13, 1997. They’re interesting because they were handed out without hang tags, and were themselves reissues of the then retired new face violet teddies. Differences came down to their having 2nd gen redContinue reading “Employee Teddy Violet Prototype Embroidered Set”

Here is THE counterpart of counterparts. An original early 1994 Royal Blue Peanut prototype in signature royal blue, with white ears, belly, and tail. Its inverse, the solid white royal blue peanut, we took a look at in our previous post. This piece is adorned in the famous royal blue fabric that has become legendaryContinue reading “Peanut Royal BLUE and WHITE Prototype Elephant”

This piece was kept a secret for quite some time. What you’re looking at is an early 1994 prototype for the original Royal Blue Peanut beanie baby! This piece is insane. It is completely white, with royal blue inner ears!!! Complete with pax tags. All the feels. We know that Ty liked symmetry and toContinue reading “Peanut SOLID WHITE Royal Blue Elephant prototype!!!”

The theme is GREEN. The original Inky the tan Octopus is an extremely coveted piece. Finding one with a first generation hang tag is tough! Before you is a surviving true and full departure for this very elusive first generation piece. This is a 1992 pax tag solid green Inky with no mouth. Rarity Rank:Continue reading “Inky NO MOUTH SOLID GREEN The Octopus prototype”

We know Ty went through revision with Digger – progressing from orange, to red, to tie-dyed (with Claude). Here we have an original 1st generation Digger in SOLID legs green. With 1992 pax dates, this is a true original, complete departure for this awesome first generation piece. Rarity Rank: 0. This is the only recoveredContinue reading “Digger the crab SOLID GREEN prototype”

This is the famous lime green Slither prototype that resided with the Tyriffic yellow Nana prototype on Ty Warner’s bedroom dresser! There is a chance it was displayed at one point at the Tyriffic Store as well, but we’re still trying to locate photos. A fun fact- the Tyriffic Stores actually did not permit photosContinue reading “Slither SOLID LIME Prototype Ty Beanie Baby Snake”