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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Approximate Year: Not Released

Brand: Sylvanian Families

Company: Tomy / Epoch

Notes: A assortment of unreleased mole prototypes.

Approximate Year: ?

Country: Japan

Brand: Sylvanian Families

Company: Epoch

Reference Number: ?

Notes: Origins unknown. This is an example of an early Japanese brown bear baby. However, unlike other similar figures, this bear is unique due to having jointed limbs. Possibly a promotional item?