A roll call of notable people who died in 2008 Jan 4, 2009
Founded Enesco, maker of Precious Moments figurines. Feb. 19. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Enesco buys toymaker Gund Jul 2, 2008
(Crains) Enesco LLC announced Tuesday that it added stuffed animal maker Gund to its growing portfolio ... Bruce Raiffe, chairman and CEO of Edison, N.J.-based Gund, said in a statement that it was a difficult to sell a business that has been in his family for 110 years, but Enesco will continue to be very successful with Gund as it builds upon our strong heritage ... Gund now joins Boyds Collection, Our Name is Mud and Jubilee Art collectible manufacturers that have been recently... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Precious Moments figurine creator dies at age of 82 Feb 25, 2008
Freedman, a longtime Milwaukee resident, was the founding chairman and former president and chief executive officer of Enesco Group Inc., the global gift and collectibles company based in Itasca, Ill ... He later opened his own manufacturing and distribution company, which became Freedman-Mathews Corp. In 1958 he resigned to become one of the founders of Enesco. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Presidential Collectibles Jan 18, 2008
Other presidential porcelain includes the Ronald Regan Teapot, the Andrew Jackson table Lamp, the James Buchanan toothpick holder, the President Kennedy Salt & Pepper Shakers, and the Thomas Jefferson Head Vase, made by Enesco in the 1950 s and 60 s when these vases, usually heads of beautiful women, were all the rage. The President as a Handy Household Helper. (Suite101.com)
