Collectible Christmas Decor: The Singer From 1987 by Byers Choice

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Collectible Christmas Decor: The Singer From 1987 by Byers Choice.
A Christmas Carol ****
by BYERS' CHOICE LTD

History:
Joyce … Read more Collectible Christmas Decor: The Singer From 1987 by Byers Choice.
A Christmas Carol ****
by BYERS' CHOICE LTD

History:
Joyce Byers, a former fashion designer and artist, created her first Carolers after a trip to London where she saw winter scenes on display in many shop windows.[5] When she returned home to Pennsylvania, she began to craft her own Christmas figures out of wire, newspaper, fabric, and clay which she found in her home.

Joyce used the Carolers to decorate around her own home at Christmas; many visitors commented on how much they liked the figures and asked where they had come from. With the help of her husband Robert and their two sons, Joyce spent the next several autumns making new Carolers to give as gifts for friends and family members.
In the early 1970s Joyce offered some of her creations for sale at a local Women’s Exchange and later at other local stores. Within several years, Joyce and her family alone could no longer keep up with the demand and hired several art students to work during the summer to help Joyce fill orders.[6] The family and their employees set up shop amid sheep and geese in their barnyard and made as many Carolers as they could to send to stores during the upcoming Christmas.

Byers’ Choice Ltd. was formally created several years later, in 1978, and the company soon after hired a national sales representative and began selling the Carolers across the country.

Dimensions: 10 "
Condition: Used (each item is inspected for quality and is guaranteed to be in excellent condition) .
Style: 1987 See less