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Tiger Electronics Furby (1998)
- Year
- 1998 Community consensus
- Manufacturer
- Tiger Electronics Community consensus
About this item
Owl-like electronic pet invented by Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung that appeared to learn speech over time. Released in October 1998, it was the must-have toy of that Christmas, with scarce stock and resale prices well above retail.
Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- Toy
- Materials
- plastic, synthetic fur, electronics
Collector details
Research notes
Original retail reported as approximately $35; left msrp null because the figure is approximate.
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- Furby (Wikipedia) Encyclopedia Article Supports: Tiger Electronics, inventors, Oct. 2, 1998 release, about $35 retail, 1998 Christmas shortage and resale prices View source