Ty Inc. is an American plush animal company based in Westmont, Illinois Westmont is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Westmont is a community of six square miles in area, with a 2007 population of 26,211. It is located approximately 22 miles west of the Chicago Loop in the southeastern portion of DuPage County, on the fringe of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. By far their most famous line of products are the Beanie Babies A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, and made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than stuffing (see PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel, but Ty also manufactures other lines of stuffed toys. The Ty logo is a red heart with the lower-case letters "ty." A tag in this shape is found affixed to all Ty stuffed toys, and inside each tag is the name of the ty and a 4 line poem about it.
Ty Inc. has no relationship to Tyco Toys Mantua Metal Products was a Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, metalworks business founded in 1926 by John Tyler and family. In the 1930s Mantua began to manufacture HO scale model trains of die-cast metal, and became a leading hobbyist brand or Tyco International Tyco International Ltd. NYSE: TYC is a highly diversified global manufacturing company incorporated in Switzerland, with United States operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey (Tyco International Inc.). Tyco International is composed of five major business segments: ADT Worldwide, Fire Protection Services, Safety Products, Flow Control.
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Ty Inc. has produced many stuffed animals, some of which are variations of Beanie Babies A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, and made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than stuffing (see PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel.
- Baby Ty (1999-2005) Collection of soft plush animals that is intended for toddlers. The original Baby Ty collection focused on designs that were similar to those of a previous line, Pillow Pals. However, when the line was re-launched in 2005, more different plush characters (baby animal, humans) and even blankets were made available.
- Beanie Babies A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, and made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than stuffing (see PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel (January 1993-present): Handheld plush animals filled with cotton and plastic pellets. Currently, there are hundreds of different styles and variations of Beanie Babies.
- Beanie Buddies Beanie Buddies are a toyline of Ty Inc., introduced on September 30, 1998. Beanie Buddies are large-sized versions of award-winning beanie baby collection. They feature a unique, super-soft fabric designed by Ty, called "Tylon". The style or item numbers are in the 9300 range for Beanie Buddies, while Beanie Babies' style numbers are in (1998-present): Larger replicas of actual and nonexistent Beanie Babies, filled with stuffing and pellets. Since early 2000, Beanie Buddies can be made up to sizes of large, extra large or jumbo.
- Pillow Pals Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, those that did not share names with their Beanie Baby counterparts. Such Pillow Pals saw a demise in popularity in the (1995-2000): Also larger replicas of actual and nonexistent Beanie Babies, but softer, and made for small children. Though many Pillow Pals resembled various Beanie Babies, they were named differently. In 1999, the Pillow Pal line was modified, and their colors were changed. Pillow Pals were completely discontinued in early 2000.
- Ty Classic (1986-present): Conventional plush animals that have been manufactured by Ty since its establishment. Numerous kinds of fabric are used for these pieces as well as traditional stuffing and plastic pellets. The name "Ty Classic" was adopted in January 2000.
- Pinkys (2005-present) Stuffed animals that are made with mostly pink and white fabrics. Certain designs of Beanie Babies and Ty Classic plush have been categorized as Pinkys.
- Pluffies (2002-present) Small plush toys made with a soft fabric called Tylux. The line is intended for small children.
- Punkies (2002-2009) Stuffed animals made with TyTips, a fabric in which the toy is covered in long hairs. Although the line was discontinued in late 2005, a Valentine's Day themed set of Punkies was released one year later. It is hard to say whether or not this line has been discontinued permanently.
- Teenie Beanie Babies The Teenie Beanies are miniature Beanie Babies that were offered in McDonald's promotions between 1997 and 2000, in 2004, and in July 2009 (1997-2000; 2004-2006;2009) Smaller versions of Beanie Babies that were included in McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving more than 58 million customers daily Happy Meals A "Happy Meal" is a meal specifically marketed for children, sold at the fast-food chain McDonald's since June 1979. A toy is typically included with the food, both of which are usually contained in a small box or paper bag with the McDonald's logo. The first set of Teenie Beanie Babies was available in the United States in 1997, with three more annual promotions to follow. Another Teenie Beanie giveaway promotion occurred in the summer of 2004 when McDonald's celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Happy Meal in America. In recent years, promotions for Teenie Beanies occurred in the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[note 7] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land as well as Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Currently, Teenie Beanies are available in McDonald's Happy Meals.
- Ornaments Smaller versions of holiday-themed Beanie Babies A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal, and made by Ty Warner Inc., which was later renamed as Ty Inc. Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic pellets rather than stuffing (see PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel, existent or fictional. Includes Jingle Beanies for Christmas, Halloweenie Beanies for Halloween and Basket Beanies for Easter.
- Valenteenies (2006) A set of keyclips featuring bears holding large conversation hearts. Released only for Valentine's Day of 2006.
- Bow Wow Beanies (2006-present) Dog toys modeled after Beanie Babies, licensed characters Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated and bones in various sizes and colors. When squeezed, the toys give off a squeaking noise.
- Alphabet Beanies (2005-present) A sub-collection of the Beanie Babies line which features small bears holding large colorful letters.
- Angeline (2005-present) An angelic doll created with various seasonal outfits including Christmas, Easter, and Valentine's Day.
- Beanie Kids (2000-2002) Medium-sized dolls that had both males and females. They had different kinds of clothes, such as shorts and dresses. Lots of the male dolls didn't wear shirts. They had a brief poem on their tag. There were a few African-American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. In the United States, the terms are generally used for Americans with at least partial Sub-Saharan African ancestry Beanie Kids and they were Rascal, Cutie and Calypso. Two Beanie Kids represented two different holidays A holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observances of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. Luvie was representing Valentine's Day Saint Valentine's Day is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 500. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting wearing heart The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The term cardiac (as in cardiology) means "related to the heart" and comes from the Greek καρδιά, kardia, for "heart"-shaped glasses, had pink hair and a pink shirt with red hearts on it; and there was Shenanigan representing St. Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day , colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th of March wearing green overalls with white clovers on it and had green hair. They also sold Beanie Kids "Ty Gear", which were special clothing for the Beanie Kids.
- Beanie Boppers (2001-2005) Larger dolls with more elaborate clothing and design, made to appeal towards pre-adolescent girls. In its four years of production, numerous designs have been released, including exclusive designs for American, European and Japanese baseball and soccer teams.
- Teenie Beanie Boppers (2002-2005) Smaller versions of Beanie Boppers with a wire skeleton inside the doll which allows people to pose and position the dolls as they see fit. Like Beanie Boppers, exclusives for many American and international sports teams have been released.
- Attic Treasures (1992-2002) Victorian-esque stuffed animals that often sport clothing and/or jointed limbs.
- Ty Gear (2000-2003) Various costumes and clothing made for Beanie Kids. During the line's final year, life-sized totes were made and sold towards young girls.
- Ty Girlz Ty Girlz are girl dolls manufactured by Ty Inc.. Similar to the Ty Beanie Babies the Ty Girlz are on a limited release pattern with dolls being introduced and older ones retired at various times. Ty Girlz are plush toys that are connected to an online virtual world at TyGirlz.com. Introduced to the global market on April 13, 2007, Ty Girlz was the (2007-present) Collection of plush dolls similar to Beanie Boppers but with designs influenced by Bratz Bratz is a popular and controversial line of fashion dolls and related merchandise manufactured by MGA Entertainment. The four original 10" dolls - Cloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin - are teenagers who have a new adventure in every movie. Each of these dolls have a scratch-off code inside the hang tag that allows access to a special interactive website at TyGirlz.com. Users can create their own room, explore the site's world, purchase clothing and interact with the Ty Girlz characters. (This brand is currently clouded in controversy, thanks to the release of "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" in January 2009. African-American dolls, Ty's Malia and Sasha share the names of United States President Barack Obama A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992's two young daughters, prompting indignation from First Lady Michelle Obama. Ty denies any intent to make money off the First Daughters.)
- Beanie Babies 2.0 Beanie Babies 2.0 are a spinoff of the popular Beanie Babies line, announced on January 2, 2008. The group was introduced following the retirement of all retail Beanie Babies that had been produced prior to 2004 (2008-present) Ty's newest line featuring Beanie Babies that allow you to visit a kid-safe virtual world after you adopt them with a secret code where they play games, chat with friends, explore lands, create a scrapbook, decorate rooms and interact with their Beanie Babies 2.0.
- Beanie Boos (2008-present) Stuffed animals modeled after animals. There are 8 Beanie Boos models total. In December 2009, Aurora World, Inc. sued Ty Inc. in a California federal court claiming that Ty's Beanie Boos were "unlawful imitations" of Aurora's YooHoo & Friends.[1]. As a result of the initial hearing, Ty agreed to pull images of "Bubblegum" and "Cleo" Beanie Boos from all displays and point of purchase materials in the United States. The fate of the remaining Beanie Boos will be determined when the copyright case goes to trial [2].
Fundraising
Ty, Inc. has been involved in a large amount of fundraising. Some has been through the sale of certain Beanie Babies in which the proceeds have been donated to various causes. Other times, it has been through other means, such as voting for a fee.[3]
One such fundraising Beanie Baby made by the company was called Ariel, made to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Elizabeth and her husband, actor Paul Michael Glaser, learned that Mrs. Glaser had been infected with HIV through a blood transfusion in 1981. She had passed the infection along to her children Ariel through breast milk and Jake (born 1984) in utero. The Glasers were unable to find appropriate medicine to treat Ariel, as all existing treatments. Its sales raised a total of $3.4 million for the foundation[4]. Others include Aware and Awareness, sold to raise funds for breast cancer research and awareness, and Barbaro, created in memory of Barbaro the Horse Barbaro was an American thoroughbred that decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death to raise funds for the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine which tried to save the horse.
Ty has also raised money for the 2004 PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville. Its name is officially rendered in all-capital letters as "PGA TOUR" with a beanie called ChariTee; an example signed by Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. With the most victories in major championships (18), he was continuously ranked as the world's number one golfer on McCormack's World Golf Rankings from its inception in 1968 to 1977. Having won seven professional major titles between 1962 and 196 was auctioned for $455.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091201005489&newsLang=en
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100216005887&newsLang=en
- ^ Ty Puts Beanie Babies' Fate Into the Hands of Consumers. New York Times
- ^ Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Achievements and Milestones
- ^ Ty Beanie Baby Beanies News Ty, Inc.
External links
- Official Ty site
- AboutBeanies - Beanie Baby history and information
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