Toy Vault

Toy Vault is an American company founded in 1998 that designs and manufactured plush toys, plush apparel, board games, and other novelty items.^[1]

Toy Vault

Company type	Corporation
Industry	Toys, board games
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Corbin, Kentucky, US , USA
Products	Firefly, Monty Python, Godzilla, The Princess Bride
Website	http://www.toyvault.com

Perhaps best known for its Monty Python toys, Toy Vault also holds licenses for such properties as Godzilla, The Princess Bride, Jim Henson's Labyrinth,^[2] Kiss, Firefly, Trigun and others.

History

Toy Vault was founded in 1998 by Dan Mayer.

The Lord of the Rings

Three months after its inception in 1998, Toy Vault acquired a license from Tolkien Enterprises to produce plastic action figures based on The Lord of the Rings. This was the first series of action figures produced based purely on a literary property.^[3]

Current and previous product lines

Licensed

• Firefly (released Spring 2013)^[4]
• Monty Python
• Godzilla
• The Princess Bride
• The Dark Crystal
• Jim Henson's Labyrinth
• Farscape
• Rubik's Cube plush
• The Lord of the Rings
• Alice in Wonderland
• Astro City
• Dork Tower
• Knights of the Dinner Table
• Conker
• Cabbage Patch Kids children's furniture
• KISS
• Swear Bears
• Shin-chan
• Trigun
• SpongeBob SquarePants

Unlicensed

• Cthulhu Mythos
• Richard Borg's Abaddon (board game)
• Zombies Afoot! Plush Slippers
• Vault Gaming Supplies

References

1. Steinkopff, Eric (2007-06-25). "The Toy Vault: Toy company moves headquarters to downtown London". The Times-Tribune (London, Kentucky). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
2. MuppetCentral.com:"Toy Vault developing Henson Fantasy Plush," 2006-11-30
3. Rob Rooney, "The Road Less Traveled", 1999 Archived 2005-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
4. Staff, Playthings (2013-01-23). "Toy Vault to Release 'Firefly' Toys". Gifts & Decorative Accessories. Retrieved 2025-01-09.