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Pendelfin Rabbits
With whimsical tales from a riverside world, the engaging charm of PenDelfin has delighted collectors for over half a century
PenDelfin make hand painted stonecraft bunnies. The company was started by Jeannie Todd and Jean Walmsley Heap who began making animal models as gifts for friends. Their workshop overlooked by Pendle the legendary Lancashire Witch Hill. The early figures had an elfin appearance and the PenDelfin factory was born.
The company began in the 1950s with the first PenDelfin piece, The Pendle Witch being produced in 1953 by Jean Walmsley Heap. The company were based in Burnley, England for many years and in 2004 production moved to Briercliffe.
The PenDelfin brand is now owned by Collectables, a leading giftware trader in the North East England and a customer of Pendelfin.
The PenDelfin bunnies enjoy worldwide popularity, and have become extremely collectable. There is a very active secondary market for earlier and short run pieces.
The PenDelfin Family Circle started in 1992 and offers members a range of benefits. These include a Membership Gift which for 2012 called "Charming", the partner piece to the exclusive Member's Model of the Year called "Rella" Members also receive The PenDelfin Times two times a year which offers PenDelfin news and stories from around the world.
