Retirement years
Department 56 Pieces Retired in 1998
Find Department 56 pieces with a recorded 1998 retirement date. Browse names, item numbers, lines and introduction years, then search for matching pieces on eBay.
Collector guide & buying tipsDepartment 56 pieces with a recorded 1998 retirement
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Department 56RetiredAll Saints Corner Church
- Introduced
- 1991
- Item no.
- 56.55425
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredBoarding & Lodging School -- 43
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.58106
- Line
- Dickens Village
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredBringing Home The Yule Log set of 3
- Introduced
- 1991
- Item no.
- 56.55581
- Line
- Dickens Village
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredChamber Orchestra Set of 4
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.58840
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredChoirboys All-In-A-Row
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.58892
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredCity Subway Entrance
- Introduced
- 1991
- Item no.
- 56.55417
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredEast Indies Trading Co.
- Introduced
- 1997
- Item no.
- 56.58302
- Line
- Dickens Village
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredElfin Forge & Assembly Shop
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.56384
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Elsie's Gingerbread With Magic Smoking Element
- Introduced
- 1997
- Item no.
- 56.56398
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Elves' Trade School
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.56387
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredFlying Scot Train set of 4
- Introduced
- 1990
- Item no.
- 56.55735
- Line
- Dickens Village
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredHeritage Museum Of Art
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.58831
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
I'll Need More Toys Set of 2
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.56365
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredI've Got A Brand New Pair Of Roller Skates
- Introduced
- 1996
- Item no.
- 56.26272
- Line
- Snowbunnies
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredJuggling Stars In the Sky
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.68675
- Line
- Snowbabies Ornaments
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Last Minute Delivery
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.56367
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
North Pole Express Depot
- Introduced
- 1993
- Item no.
- 56.56278
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredPickford Place
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.58879
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Ronald McDonald House, The House That Love Built Promotio nal Promotio nal Limited to 5,600 pieces
- Introduced
- 1998
- Item no.
- 56.02210
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Santa's Bell Repair
- Introduced
- 1996
- Item no.
- 56.56389
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Sing A Song For Santa Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1993
- Item no.
- 56.56316
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
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How retirement years are used here
Retirement years are the dates recorded in VillageDex catalog entries. A piece with no recorded retirement date is not placed in any year, and an introduction year is a different date.
These pages cover dated VillageDex records across Department 56 lines. They are not a complete manufacturer retirement archive.
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