Dept 56 Villages Accessories

Fieldstone Entry Gate Orig: $32.50 Sale: $13.50	Craggy Cliff Platform Orig: $68.50 Sale: $32.50	The Woodshed and Chopping Block Orig: $65.50 Sale: $38.25	Village Sign And Bench Orig: $25.00 Sale: $11.00
Christmas Luminaries Orig: $35.50 Sale: $14.50	Railroad Lamps Orig: $15.00 Sale: $7.50	Queensbridge Railroad Yard Accessories Orig: $37.00 Sale: $16.50	Village Log Pile Orig: $10.00 Sale: $3.00
Vision Of A Christmas Past Orig: $22.85 Sale: $17.50	TOWN SQUARE GAZEBO Orig: $32.50 Sale: $13.50

Department 56: A History

One Christmas evening, a group of friends set off to enjoy a dinner of celebration at a small country inn nestled in a quiet river town. As they rounded a bend in the road, they saw the small, old-fashioned village decorated for the holidays. The lights, like fairies, glowed and sparkled amid the freshly fallen snow. All evening, the conversation was full of Christmas memories and the visions the tiny town had evoked. Amidst the jovial banter and magical memories, the idea for a lighted Christmas village was born. That spark of an idea became a reality when, in 1976, Department 56 introduced a series of six hand-painted, ceramic buildings. The rest is history.