Figurine, HomCo, Christmas Bears, Set of 2 Porcelain, Vintage

• Pattern:  Vintage Homco Christmas Bears, #5600, Set of 2
• Made in Taiwan
• Vintage: 1970's - 1980's
• Details:  An adorable couple, Bear Santa and Bear Mrs. Claus all dressed up for Christmas.  The Santa Bear has the traditional red and white Santa outfit with a great big red hat adorned with holly leaves and gold berries and he's carrying a large white sack.  Mrs. Claus Bear is dressed in a pretty green dress with white apron and matching green hat with red ribbon an bowl.  She's holding a lantern to light their way.  These are made of bisque porcelain, have vibrant colors and they still retain the original HomCo foil stickers, both are stamped with the HomCo logo and collection #5600.  Together they will liven up any shelf, curio or other Christmas display, cute in a child's room!  They are in perfect gift-giving condition.  
• Material:  Porcelain
• Dimensions:  Santa Bear: 3.5 inches Tall, 2.75 inches Wide and 3.0 inches Deep.  Mrs. Claus Bear: 3.5 inches Tall, 2.25 inches Wide and 3.0 inches Deep
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Condition.  There are no chips, cracks, or scratches.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections

HomCo (Home Interiors & Gifts), was founded by Mary C. Crowley in Carrollton, Texas on December 5, 1957.  Mary structured the company much like Mary Kay Cosmetics, Avon and others who had mostly women selling door to door and at home parties.  They purchased items mostly from Asian manufacturers like China, Taiwan, and the Philippines and distributed them through their distribution network. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1983 and had grown sales to $400 million.  Sadly, Mary Crowley died of cancer in 1987, Don Carter, her second husband, became president and CEO and by the early 1990's the company had sales of over $850 million, with some 42,000 independent sales people.  In 1994 Don wanted to retire, the company was sold to the investment firm of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in a $1 billion leveraged buyout.  However, by April 29, 2008 they filed for bankruptcy.  After bankruptcy Home Interiors was bought by the owners and founders of Home & Garden Party.  In 2009 they merged the two companies renaming it Celebrating Home and it continues to operate from Home and Garden Party's headquarters in Marshall, TX.