top of page

Prototypes, Mysteries and Unreleased Sets

Badger Grandparents

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: NA

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Notes: Prototype of the Underwood badger grandparents, with badger heads affixed to Periwinkle rabbit grandparent bodies. These sample figures were awaiting approval on size and eventually released as the Argos exclusive version. They are in a Periwinkle grandparents box.

Prototype Badger Grandparents Approximate Year: NA Country: NA Brand: Sylvanian Families Company: Flair Notes: Prototype of the Underwood badger grandparents, with badger heads affixed to Periwinkle rabbit grandparent bodies. These sample figures were awaiting approval on size and eventually released as the Argos exclusive version. They are in a Periwinkle grandparents box.
Prototype Badger Grandparents

Flair Prototypes

Prototype Badger Grandparents Approximate Year: NA Country: NA Brand: Sylvanian Families Company: Flair Notes: Prototype of the Underwood badger grandparents, with badger heads affixed to Periwinkle rabbit grandparent bodies. These sample figures were awaiting approval on size and eventually released as the Argos exclusive version. They are in a Periwinkle grandparents box.
Prototype Badger Grandparents

Flair Prototypes

Prototype Badger Grandparents Approximate Year: NA Country: NA Brand: Sylvanian Families Company: Flair Notes: Prototype of the Underwood badger grandparents, with badger heads affixed to Periwinkle rabbit grandparent bodies. These sample figures were awaiting approval on size and eventually released as the Argos exclusive version. They are in a Periwinkle grandparents box.
Prototype Badger Grandparents

Flair Prototypes

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Brown Mouse Family

  • Approximate Year: Unknown

  • Country: Unknown

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Unknown

  • Reference Number: Unknown

  • Notes: An interesting family set with gripping hands, this mouse family is possibly a sample or the result of a factory error.

Brown Mouse Family
Brown Mouse Family

Unknown origins - possibly a sample or factory error.

Brown Mouse Family
Brown Mouse Family

Unknown origins - possibly a sample or factory error.

1/1

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Baby

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Baby

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Baby

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Brother

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Brother
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Brother

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Brother
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Brother

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Father

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Father
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Father

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Father
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Father

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Mother

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Mother
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Mother

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Mother
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Mother

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Dark Black Skunk Sister

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Reference Number: NA

  • Notes: Pre-production sample - This version of the skunks was considered for a 2003 release.  However, it was decided that this shade of black was too dark to properly view the facial features.

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Sister
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Sister

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Family

Flair

Prototype Dark Black Skunk Sister
Prototype Dark Black Skunk Sister

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts

  • Approximate Year: NA

  • Country: United Kingdom

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Flair

  • Notes: Original head sculpts from when the family was in development. At the time, they were at the second stage of the development process. The shape and tooling had been confirmed and final decisions were being made regarding colors and flocking patterns.

Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts
Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts

Flair

Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts
Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts

Flair

Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts
Fletcher Border Collie Head Sculpts

Flair

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Macavity Cat Brother & Bicycle Set

  • Approximate Year: 2002

  • Country: France

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Tomy

  • Reference Number: 3438

  • Notes: This is a test set, marked as “For Approval” as part of the production process.

Macavity Brother & Bicycle Set
Macavity Brother & Bicycle Set

Tomy France, 2002

Macavity Brother & Bicycle Set
Macavity Brother & Bicycle Set

Tomy France, 2002

1/1

Click here to view photographs.

Mole Prototypes

  • Approximate Year: Not Released

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Tomy / Epoch

  • Notes: A assortment of unreleased mole prototypes.

Mole Prototypes
Mole Prototypes

Tomy / Epoch

Mole Prototypes
Mole Prototypes

Tomy / Epoch

Mole Prototypes
Mole Prototypes

Tomy / Epoch

Mole Prototypes
Mole Prototypes

Tomy / Epoch

1/4

Click here to view photographs.

Plush Beagle Sister

  • Approximate Year: Never Released

  • Brand: Sylvanian Families

  • Company: Epoch / GiNA World

  • Notes: Created in 2002

Prototype Plush Beagle Sister
Prototype Plush Beagle Sister

Epoch / GiNA World, 2002

Prototype Plush Set
Prototype Plush Set

Epoch / GiNA World 2002

Prototype Plush Beagle Sister
Prototype Plush Beagle Sister

Epoch / GiNA World, 2002

1/2

Click here to view photographs.

Anchor 1
bottom of page