Beautiful vintage Forest Families / Forest Friends cat family of four, dating from the 1980s and from my own childhood collection. Family group consisting of two adults and two youngsters, being sold together. These are genuine vintage childhood toys now around 40 years old, but the flocking on this particular family has survived exceptionally well. They are amongst the best-preserved Forest Friends figures in my childhood collection, retaining wonderfully dense, even flocking across their faces, heads and bodies. They were genuinely played with and loved, so they are not mint and do show signs of their age. There are age-related marks/wear, including a dark/greenish mark to Mum’s hand. My mum added handwritten identification initials/marks to the soles of some of our childhood figures so she could distinguish mine from my sister’s. These are quite noticeable underneath some of the cats and have been photographed clearly. Their vintage clothing also shows age-related wear, including some fraying/opening at seams and loose threads. Some of the clothing from my childhood collection became mixed between families over the years, so I cannot guarantee that every garment originally belonged to the particular figure currently wearing it. Despite those signs of childhood play, the actual flocking on these figures is remarkably well preserved for toys of around four decades old, and they display beautifully together. Please study all photographs carefully as they form part of the description and show the condition, clothing and childhood identification marks closely. Please note: These are genuine vintage Forest Families / Forest Friends figures, NOT Sylvanian Families. The two ranges are frequently confused because of their similar flocked-animal designs, so I have included Sylvanian-related search terms and hashtags to help collectors searching under either name find them. #ForestFamilies #ForestFriends #VintageForestFamilies #VintageForestFriends #CatFamily #VintageCats #1980sToys #VintageToys #FlockedAnimals #RetroToys #VintageCollectables #Sylvanian #SylvanianFamilies #VintageSylvanian #SylvanianCollector #SylvanianCats #VintageSylvanianFamilies