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Enesco company history timeline

1958

Freedman was a driving force behind the company since its inception in 1958.

1975

Since 1975, Enesco's headquarters had been housed in two office buildings and a warehouse in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

1979

The response from consumers when the figures were available for sale in 1979 was overwhelming.

1981

The first was the formation of the Precious Moments Collectors' Club in 1981.

1988

In 1988, the company introduced a line that quickly rose into the ranks of the top ten collectibles, the Memories of Yesterday Collection.

In 1988, Stanhome created the Enesco Worldwide Giftware Group to encompass Enesco Corporation and its global giftware operations.

1989

In 1989, it bought the Tomorrow-Today Corporation of Westfield, Massachusetts, a designer and producer of decoupage gifts and decorative accessories.

1991

By 1991, Enesco contributed 46 percent of Stanhome's operating revenues and 56 percent of earnings.

1992

In 1992, two ornaments from the Precious Moments Collection, a doll and miniature, won awards in their respective categories.

1993

An associated club started in 1993; in its first six months it attracted 10,000 members.

1994

Enesco's success prompted parent company Stanhome to buy two related companies in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1994: Lilliput Group plc, the maker of the Lilliput Lane sculptured cottages, and Border Fine Arts, a manufacturer of collectible animal sculptures and figurines.

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Founded
1958
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Headquarters
Itasca, IL
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Founders
Eugene Freedman
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