Huntington / Honey-Bear Tan Bear Family
Toy Line: Sylvanian Families
Company: TOMY, Flair, Epoch
Country: US, UK
Year Introduced: 1985, 2009 (new mold)
Reference Number: 2949 (family box)
Figures Available: Mother, father, sister, brother, baby sister, baby brother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle (UK set)
Frequency: Uncommon - Very Uncommon, grandparents Very Rare (US Exclusive)
Version:
Grandparents - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand, wire glasses
Mother, father - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand
Sister, brother - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand
Babies - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), solid body
Official Names & Bios:
Bios in the photo album, pamphlets, annuals, books and boxes can be slightly different. Even different countries! I have combined any I have found to the best of my abilities or have labeled them separately.
Huntington (US, Sylvanian Families)
Honey-Bear (UK Sylvanian Families)
Accessories:
Each baby comes with a bottle and a green cradle.
Each grandparent comes with wire glasses and the grandfather with a cane.
Uncle Horace comes in a set with beekeeping accessories.
How I Got Mine:
The family of four I have had since childhood (c.1987).
The grandmother I bought from another collector.
The babies I bought on eBay.
The grandfather was purchased on eBay (2014).
Extra Info:
In 2009, this family was completely re-done. New body types were used and their names changed.
The babies were also released in a sit and crawl set in 2009.
This family is probably one of the hardest to track down information for. I was only able to find the original UK Honey-Bear names and bios from a tiny scan of an old poster a fellow collector posted online!
Company: TOMY, Flair, Epoch
Country: US, UK
Year Introduced: 1985, 2009 (new mold)
Reference Number: 2949 (family box)
Figures Available: Mother, father, sister, brother, baby sister, baby brother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle (UK set)
Frequency: Uncommon - Very Uncommon, grandparents Very Rare (US Exclusive)
Version:
Grandparents - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand, wire glasses
Mother, father - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand
Sister, brother - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), flat hand
Babies - US, Sylvanian Families (TOMY), solid body
Official Names & Bios:
Bios in the photo album, pamphlets, annuals, books and boxes can be slightly different. Even different countries! I have combined any I have found to the best of my abilities or have labeled them separately.
Huntington (US, Sylvanian Families)
- Grandmother Hannah
- Grandfather Humbert
- Mother Ursula is a very good baker. She loves making cakes and puddings, especially if they have tasty fruits and berries in them.
- Father Otto is the miller and he's so kind, he gives bags of flour to his friends when they come to call!
- Sister Sara loves collecting ingredients for her mother. Every day she fills a big basket with fruit and berries on her way home from school.
- Brother Miles always helps his father deliver the flour on Saturdays. He's getting very big and strong carrying all those heavy bags about!
- Baby Sister Lucy
- Baby Brother Fredderick
Honey-Bear (UK Sylvanian Families)
- Uncle Horace loves his honey. When he was a little bear he wanted nothing more than to produce his own honey. So when he was old enough he set up a business producing honey for the whole of Sylvania!
- Mother Tamsie is a very good baker. She loves making cakes and puddings, especially if they have tasty fruits and berries in them.
- Father Bertie is the miller and he's so kind, he gives bags of flour to his friends when they come to call!
- Sister Katy loves collecting ingredients for her mother. Every day she fills a big basket with fruit and berries on her way home from school.
- Brother Diggory always helps his father deliver the flour on Saturdays. He's getting very big and strong carrying all those heavy bags about!
- Baby Sister Lucy
- Baby Brother Jeremy
Accessories:
Each baby comes with a bottle and a green cradle.
Each grandparent comes with wire glasses and the grandfather with a cane.
Uncle Horace comes in a set with beekeeping accessories.
How I Got Mine:
The family of four I have had since childhood (c.1987).
The grandmother I bought from another collector.
The babies I bought on eBay.
The grandfather was purchased on eBay (2014).
Extra Info:
In 2009, this family was completely re-done. New body types were used and their names changed.
The babies were also released in a sit and crawl set in 2009.
This family is probably one of the hardest to track down information for. I was only able to find the original UK Honey-Bear names and bios from a tiny scan of an old poster a fellow collector posted online!
Photo courtesy of a fellow collector.
