Retirement years
Department 56 Retired Pieces by Year
Browse Department 56 pieces by recorded retirement year, from 1979 to 2026. Find piece names, item numbers, lines, introduction years and eBay searches.
Collector guide & buying tipsDepartment 56 pieces with recorded retirement dates
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Department 56RetiredVillage Halloween Fence
- Introduced
- 1998
- Item no.
- 56.52702
- Line
- Village Halloween Accessories
- Retired
- 2004
Department 56RetiredVillage Halloween Spooky Tree
- Introduced
- 1998
- Item no.
- 56.52770
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2002
Department 56RetiredVillage Ice Crystal Gate & Walls Set of 14
- Introduced
- 1999
- Item no.
- 56.56716
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2002
Department 56RetiredVillage Mill Creek Park Bench
- Introduced
- 1997
- Item no.
- 56.52654
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 1999
Department 56RetiredVillage Peppermint Sign
- Introduced
- 2003
- Item no.
- 56.53114
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2005
Department 56RetiredVillage Spotlight Set of 2
- Introduced
- 1996
- Item no.
- 56.52611
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2000
Department 56RetiredVillage Train Station
- Introduced
- 2003
- Item no.
- 56.55331
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2005
Department 56RetiredVillage Train Trestle
- Introduced
- 1988
- Item no.
- 56.59811
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 1990
Department 56RetiredVillage Used Car Lot Set of 5
- Introduced
- 1992
- Item no.
- 56.54283
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 1997
- Department 56Retired
Vineland Estates Winery Limited Editon of 20,000
- Introduced
- 2003
- Item no.
- 56.55339
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2004
Department 56RetiredVisiting The Nativity Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1999
- Item no.
- 56.58956
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 2006
Department 56RetiredWaiting For The Bus
- Introduced
- 2010
- Item no.
- 809010
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2020
Department 56RetiredWarm & Cozy Yarn Shop
- Introduced
- 2024
- Item no.
- 6013586
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2025
Department 56RetiredWashington Street Post Office
- Introduced
- 1996
- Item no.
- 56.58880
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1998
- Department 56Retired
Weather & Time Observatory
- Introduced
- 1995
- Item no.
- 56.56385
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1999
Department 56RetiredWedding Chapel
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.54640
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2001
Department 56RetiredWelcome Home Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1992
- Item no.
- 56.55336
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1995
Department 56RetiredWinter Flurries Sisal Trees
- Introduced
- 2017
- Item no.
- 4057614
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2018
Department 56RetiredWitch Crash
- Introduced
- 2002
- Item no.
- 56.53056
- Line
- Village Halloween Accessories
- Retired
- 2004
Department 56RetiredWoodcutter And Son Set of 2
- Introduced
- 1988
- Item no.
- 56.59862
- Line
- New England Village
- Retired
- 1990
- Department 56Retired
Woodland Lamposts
- Introduced
- 2012
- Item no.
- 4025459
- Line
- General Village Accessories
- Retired
- 2016
- Department 56Retired
Woodsman Elves Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1993
- Item no.
- 56.56308
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1995
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Retirement years
Counts are dated VillageDex records. A year with zero records has none on file yet, which is not a statement about what was retired.
- 20260 pieces
- 202550 pieces
- 202454 pieces
- 2023145 pieces
- 202249 pieces
- 2021113 pieces
- 2020119 pieces
- 2019256 pieces
- 2018313 pieces
- 2017337 pieces
- 2016390 pieces
- 2015365 pieces
- 2014319 pieces
- 2013240 pieces
- 2012224 pieces
- 2011175 pieces
- 2010180 pieces
- 2009252 pieces
- 2008197 pieces
- 2007218 pieces
- 2006370 pieces
- 2005426 pieces
- 2004332 pieces
- 2003339 pieces
- 2002371 pieces
- 2001394 pieces
- 2000267 pieces
- 1999202 pieces
- 1998196 pieces
- 1997127 pieces
- 199687 pieces
- 199557 pieces
- 199457 pieces
- 199358 pieces
- 199261 pieces
- 199136 pieces
- 199047 pieces
- 198935 pieces
- 198842 pieces
- 198713 pieces
- 198618 pieces
- 198510 pieces
- 198419 pieces
- 19835 pieces
- 19828 pieces
- 19815 pieces
- 198010 pieces
- 197910 pieces
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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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