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| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Toys, board games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Corbin, Kentucky, US , USA |
| Products | Firefly, Monty Python, Godzilla, The Princess Bride |
| Website | http://www.toyvault.com |
Toy Vault is an American company founded in 1998 that designs and manufactured plush toys, plush apparel, board games, and other novelty items.[1]
Perhaps best known for its Monty Python toys, Toy Vault also holds licenses for such properties as Godzilla, The Princess Bride, Jim Henson's Labyrinth,[2] Kiss, Firefly, Trigun and others.
History
[edit]Toy Vault was founded in 1998 by Dan Mayer.
The Lord of the Rings
[edit]Three months after its inception in 1998, Toy Vault acquired a license from Tolkien Enterprises to produce plastic action figures based on The Lord of the Rings. This was the first series of action figures produced based purely on a literary property.[3]
Pathfinder Puzzles
[edit]In 2020, Toy Vault was granted a license by Paizo Inc. The company produced plush toys and collectibles based on the Pathfinder and Starfinder universes. In 2021 and 2022, it released a series of themed puzzles, including Pathfinder and the Labyrinth.[4][5]
Current and previous product lines
[edit]Licensed
[edit]- Firefly (released Spring 2013)[6]
- Monty Python
- Godzilla
- The Princess Bride
- The Dark Crystal
- Jim Henson's Labyrinth
- Farscape
- Rubik's Cube plush
- The Lord of the Rings
- Alice in Wonderland
- Astro City
- Dork Tower
- Knights of the Dinner Table
- Conker
- Cabbage Patch Kids children's furniture
- KISS
- Swear Bears
- Shin-chan
- Trigun
- SpongeBob SquarePants
Unlicensed
[edit]- Cthulhu Mythos
- Richard Borg's Abaddon (board game)
- Zombies Afoot! Plush Slippers
- Vault Gaming Supplies
References
[edit]- ↑ Steinkopff, Eric (2007-06-25). "The Toy Vault: Toy company moves headquarters to downtown London". The Times-Tribune (London, Kentucky). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ↑ MuppetCentral.com:"Toy Vault developing Henson Fantasy Plush," 2006-11-30
- ↑ Rob Rooney, "The Road Less Traveled", 1999 Archived 2005-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Toy Vault Announces New 'Labyrinth' and 'The Dark Crystal' Puzzles". icv2.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ "Toy Vault Announces More 'Pathfinder Puzzles'". icv2.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ Staff, Playthings (2013-01-23). "Toy Vault to Release 'Firefly' Toys". Gifts & Decorative Accessories. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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