Department 56 Turns 25.(review of company's history)(Brief Article)

From: Gifts & Decorative Accessories | Date: February 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Department 56 dates its inception to 1976, the year that it introduced the Original Snow Village collectible line and made its reputation. But the company's roots go even deeper. Department 56 began life as the gift department of Bachman's, a floral retailer in Minneapolis. The gift department began importing Italian ceramics to sell at both retail and wholesale, and the Bachman's accountants labeled everything involved with it "Department 56." At the time, of course, no one expected it to become a consumer company.

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