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Ty at this point (2/93) hadn’t yet decided what color he wanted his original 2nd generation Old Face cats to be. Here we have one in the original stripes fabric – a hybrid of black and gold. Impossible to decide then if this should be a Nip, or a Zip! Very cool to see thisContinue reading “Nip/Zip Old Face Gold/Black Striped Prototype Cat”

Ty’s first two cats in the beanie line were Nip and Zip – released with 2nd generation hang tags and with the signature old face. They were produced in gold and black respectively. Here we have, what we will call an old face Zip in solid LIGHT BLUE, with white belly/face etc. Complete with earlyContinue reading “Zip Old Face SOLID Light Blue Prototype Cat”

Here is the light blue and royal blue 1st generation BONES! Original 1992 pax tag and tush. This fully alternate 1st generation piece is extremely neat. The only fully alternate Bones prototype known to exist, and the only known prototype piece and production piece to have both light blue and royal blue fabric in theContinue reading “Bones ROYAL BLUE and Solid Light Blue Prototype dog”

If the fuchsia Humphrey prototype is our favorite prototype, this Trap could be a close second. Trap, Ty’s original 1st generation mouse, is well loved in the hobby. This 1992 original prototype is a SOLID legs green with pink ears, nose, feet, and tail. Interestingly enough, there is a second green prototype Mouse that TyContinue reading “Trap the Mouse SOLID GREEN Prototype!”

This might be our favorite prototype of all time. Humphrey is one of the most iconic original 1st generation pieces. There are 2-3 prototypes known to have survived for this piece, but none in a FULL color departure from production. This piece is complete with pax hang and tush tag, and is comprised completely ofContinue reading “Humphrey Prototype SOLID Fuchsia The Camel!”

Ahh! Here is the famous red and cream prototype Peanut! This piece is a beautiful solid red with amazing white inner ears. Full pax tags, and 1994 pax date, placing this piece as still a half year ahead of the release of the original royal blue peanut. We often see a prototype teenie ty peanutContinue reading “Peanut SOLID RED AND WHITE Elephant prototype!”

Lucky, a 1st generation piece, wildly popular in bright red, was first released with felt spots – with several iterations to follow in later generations. Little known fact, but finding a Lucky with a MQ 1st generation hang tag is extremely difficult. Actually, Lucky is probably one of the top 5 rarest first generation piecesContinue reading “Lucky Prototypes: Green, Lavender, White, Fuchsia, Pink, & Tie-dyed felt dots”

This is the partner set to the Old Face Ribbon set from the previous post. A set of production colored original new face teddies. Complete with flocked noses in alternate colors, alternate colored ribbons and thread. The pax dates on these all hover around 12/95 – this puts this set at only about a monthContinue reading “New Face Teddy Prototype Set: FLOCKED Noses! Original 6”

This set also came out of a very old collection – the finest in the land for many years, until its owner passed away, and the set was dismantled in 2013. Ty created a set of six old face teddies in production colors with alternated noses (cream) + neck ribbons! These prototypes are complete withContinue reading “Old Face Teddy Prototype Set: Ribbons & Noses! Original 6”

Believe it or not, this was an extremely challenging set to confirm existed – much more so than unproduced colors and the old face set. Ty made a number of teddy prototypes over the years – but THESE are the original prototypes for the production New Face colors. They are the counterparts to the oldContinue reading “New Face Teddy Prototype Set: SOLID WHITE with patches and ribbons! Original 6”