The story of Wizards is one of independence, inspiration, and opportunity. It's the epic story of a humble game company starting in its owner's basement and climbing to its current perch atop the global hobby gaming business. It entails a journey of discovery, in which entirely new worlds were conceived and brought to life through the vibrant shards of countless pieces of fantastic art.It's the story of the pioneering days of their industry, when icons like Gary Gygax and Richard Garfield created unprecedented types of games and introduced the world to entirely new play experiences. It's the story of the companies firsts and the foundation of gaming that's still being shaped by their efforts to this day.

Libbey has its roots in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of the New England Glass Company which was founded in 1818. William L. Libbey took over the company in 1878 and renamed it the New England Glass Works, Wm. L. Libbey & Sons Props. In 1888, facing growing competition, Edward Drummond Libbey moved the company to Toledo, Ohio. The Northwest Ohio area offered abundant natural gas resources and access to large deposits of high quality sand. Toledo also had a network of railroad and steamship lines, making it an ideal location for the company. In 1892, the name was changed to The Libbey Glass Company.Today, through new product development, technology, and acquisitions, Libbey is a leading provider of tableware products to the foodservice industry. It manufactures and distributes a broad range of glassware, dinnerware, flatware, and back-of-the-house products to restaurants, bars, hotels, nightclubs, healthcare, educational and penal institutions, caterers, airlines, cruise lines, and country clubs.

JA Musik manufactures high end musical instruments through its group of companies including Vogtlndische (B&S Challenger trumpets, saxophones, and tubas, Hans Hoyer french horns, Scherzer trumpets, and VMI tubas and euphoniums); F. Arthur Uebel (clarinets); Wenzel Meinl (Meinl-Weston and Melton tubas); Antoine Courtois (trombones, trumpets, flugelhorns, and euphoniums); Strasser-Marigaux (oboes and clarinets); and Sternberg (Joseph Sternberg brass instruments).

The FirstYears inc manufactures bathing, childproofing, diapering, feeding, playing, sleeping, and transporting products for newborns up to 3-year-olds. Products, such as bottles, crib toys, teething rings, toilet trainers, and medicine dispensers, are available in nearly 50 countries and sold under its own label, as well as the "Winnie the Pooh" and "Sesame Street" names. Products are sold at toy, mass merchandising, drug, and grocery store chains, as well as specialty and online retailers. Infant products and toy maker RC2 acquired The First Years in September 2004.

AKG, founded in Vienna by Dr. Rudolf Goerike and Ernst Pless, soon became one of the biggest players in the world of sound. Today AKG is synonymous with good sound, stands for passion in music providing the highest quality and ongoing innovation in the world of music. The company was founded in 1947 and within months, the first AKG microphones were being used in radio stations, theatres and Jazz-Clubs. The products (the AKG DYN Series) were at that time manufactured by hand by five workers.In 1949, the first AKG headphones came on the market. Then, in the early fifties AKG made a breakthrough with several new products: Totally new technologies like the world’s first high quality condenser microphone, the D 12 with its cardioid characteristics, the world’s first remote-controlled multi-pattern capacitor microphone, the C 12 and the D 36 made acoustic history. One of the first customers of the famous C 12 microphone was the BBC in London.

Hooker Furniture Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, imports, develops, and markets residential wood, metal, and upholstered furniture products in North America. Its wood furniture products include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, bedroom, and bath furniture. The company also offers motion and stationary leather furniture, and occasional chairs. In addition, it specializes in leather reclining and motion chairs, sofas, club chairs, and executive desk chairs. The company offers its wood and metal furniture under the Hooker Furniture and Opus Designs by Hooker brand names, and upholstered furniture under the Bradington-Young and Sam Moore brand names. It serves retailers of residential home furnishings, including independent furniture stores, specialty retailers, department stores, catalog merchants, interior designers, and national and regional retail chains. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia.

Graco Awards began over 25 years ago as a result of the State National Guard not having an adequate source for their medals and service ribbons. Meeting this apparent, but difficult to fill, need, Graco has grown its manufacturing capabilities to include working with almost every Government Agency. Some Graco medals are specific Agency secrets and will never be seen in public. There is a high degree of trust and responsibility placed on their staff and employees for these time-sensitive awards.

Wilton Enterprises, based in Woodridge, Illinois, and founded in 1929, is the leading food crafting company in the industry, with the number one position in cake decorating, bakeware and tea kettles. Today, Wilton Enterprises offers the industry´s most comprehensive and innovative selection of baking, cake decorating, candy making, cookie making, wedding, baby, party, seasonal, kitchen and hydration products. These products are designed to make it easy for anyone to enjoy the thrill of serving something special and utilizing unique style and design while doing it. Consumers trust Wilton brands such as Performance Pans™, Candy Melts® brand confectionery coating, Cupcakes ´N More® dessert stands and Copco® Housewares to help make celebrations more exciting. Along with great products, Wilton classes and publications have helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world create impressive party desserts, served with flair. Celebrating its 80th year, The Wilton School of Cake Decorating and Confectionery Art still educates 1,400 students a year who have come from 88 countries and all 50 states while Educational Marketing with its almost 4,000 teachers across the US taught 262,000 people the art of cake decorating in 2008. Wilton Enterprises is a major name in the specialty home products industry through Copco. Copco is the premier designer and marketer of tea kettles and quality kitchenware, including a line by Mario Batali The Italian Kitchen. With a history that spans almost 50 years, Copco has taken its experience and knowledge of creating functional yet stylish teakettles and has evolved into offering thermal mugs, hydration, kitchen storage and organization plus food preparation tools. Although ever-changing in product offerings, Copco remains constant in providing products that are trend-correct in color and style while incorporating the latest technologies to provide the highest quality products. With these fundamentals, the Copco brand represents the true meaning of style, design and function.

Drexel Heritage Furniture Industries, Inc., based in High Point, North Carolina, ranks among the top furniture manufacturers in the world, particularly regarding size and volume. For over 100 years, they've manufactured fine furniture with a reputation for exceptional styling and quality craftsmanship. With more than 1,300 employees working in specialized manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Drexel Heritage also relies on the worldwide manufacturing expertise of parent company Furniture Brands International. This enables them to provide unique designs and unsurpassed value to every customer. Throughout each product line, Drexel Heritage distinguishes itself by offering furnishings leading the industry in quality, fashion and styling. With two distinctive brands, Drexel and Heritage, Drexel Heritage Furniture Industries, Inc. offers one of the broadest assortment of wood and upholstered furniture in the industry.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. been making the best Bears in the Universe for over twenty years -- and every bear is lovingly designed, cut, sewn, stuffed, and stitched right here in Vermont.The Vermont Teddy Bear Company is proud to be one of the top-rated stores on the Internet. As a BizRate.com Circle of Excellence Platinum Award-Winner, They have been recognized by online shoppers, year after year, as one of the "best of the best" online stores.

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