Blue Cavern

Hi again,

Maureen asked me if I could give her all the articlenumbers Bully used, so if wanted it is possible to have them separate from the Schleich ones.

I thought there could be more collectors wanting this info so I will give it to you all.

And one of the new things you might not have known before is when Bullystarted using their new mold for Astro and Smurfette and also changed the articlenumbers for these. I will give you all this information later today. With numbers for house and other smurfitems.

Just have to make dinner first for my children. My own meatballs and spagetti, and wine for me!!

And first I will add this picture from the year Bully started. Klaus Volkmar left Schleich in 1973, so no Bullysmurfs made before this!!

1974

The years I add are the years the smurfs were sold by Bully.

So these are the first smurfs Klaus Volkmar made when he started and these I believe were sold 1974. I removed the ones I think he sold in 1975. The french names they started to use in 1976, but I add them already here. Otherwise I have add the Bully-german name.

All smurfs Bully sold in 1974 and 1975 can be found with only peyo marking or no marking at all.

1010/1 Kicker( Fussballer)( footballeur)
1010/2 Jungle ( Wilder)( Schlips)
1010/3 Harp ( Harfen)( a la harfe)
1010/4 Flying ( Fliegender) ( volant)
1010/5 Trumpet ( trompeter) ( musicien)
1010/6 Cook ( Koch) ( cuisinier)
1010/7 King (König) ( Schtroumpfissime)
1010/8 Quack ( doktor) ( medecin)
1010/9 Courting ( verliebter) ( amoureux)
1010/10 Naughty ( Böser) ( grossier)
1010/11 Beer ( Bier) ( buveur)

1975

This year Bully added these 6 smurfs to the ones they sold.

Bully molds ( same as waldbaur):

1010/12 Jolly (lustiger) ( joyeux)
1010/13 Digger ( Arbeiter) ( travailleur)
1010/14 Biscuit (Kuchen) (galette)
1010/15 Tyrolese ( Tiroler)( tyrolien)
1010/16 Shy ( Schüchterner) (timide)
1010/17 Hammer ( hammer) ( forgeron)

They also sold the smurfhouse. In the beginning without marking on roof.
Articlenumber 1010/H

601/1011 Smurfgame ( spiel) "Die schwarzen Schlümpfe", "Les Schtroumpfs noir"

They also got all the old Schleichmolds and started selling these also.
All these Schleichmolds I believe Bully removed the Schleichemblem from, and that is why only these 27 have removed emblem.

1010/500 Smurfette ( Schlumpfine, Schtroumpfette)
1010/501 Papa ( Ober schlumpf, Le grand schtroumpf)
1010/502 Normal
1010/503 Astro ( Mond, cosmo)
1010/504 Shiver ( Winter, frileux)
1010/505 Gold ( Gold, schtroumpf en or)
1010/506 Brainy ( brillen, a lunettes)
1010/507 Angry ( Wütender, noir)
1010/508 Spy ( verschwörer, conspirateur)
1010/509 Drummer ( trommler, au tambour)
1010/510 Prisoner ( Sträfling, prisonnier)
1010/511 Laughing ( Lach, moqueur)
1010/512 Mechanic ( Mechaniker, bricoleur)
1010/513 Lute ( gitarren, lyrique)
1010/514 Sunbather ( Schlaf, paresseux)
1010/515 Earache ( Nix hören, oui ne veut rien entendre)
1010/516 Judge ( Juristen, avocat)
1010/517 Mirror ( eitler, coquet)
1010/518 Crying ( Trauriger, triste)
1010/519 Flower (Blumen, a la fleur)
1010/520 Gymnast ( trimm dich, costaud)
1010/521 Sleepwalker (Schlafwandler, somnambule)
1010/522 Poet ( dichter, ecrivain)

1976

This year Bully started with the handetched Bullymarking on all new smurfs. They had already started with this on the house.

Also added Gargamel, Johan and Pewitt.

And also added their own handetched variations of Astro and Smurfette instead of the old Schleichmolds.

New figurines:

1010/18 Handstand ( handstand, acrobate)
1010/19 Cushion ( Sitzender, Schtroumpf assis sur son Schtroumpf)
1010/20 Present ( Überrashung, farceur)
1010/21 Axe ( Holzhacker, bûcheron)
1010/22 Traveller ( Wanderer, voyageur)

1011/1 Gargamel ( Gurgelhals, Gargamel)
1011/2 Johann
1011/3 Pewitt ( Pirlouit)

602/1011 new game " Die flöte mit sechs Schlümpfen"

And also a few stickers as seen on picture.

1977

This was the first year Bully added a printed marking on the mold. But only 3 new mold.

1010/23 Painter ( maler, artist peintre??)
1010/24 Clown
1010/25 Skier ( Skifahrer, Skieur)

1000 New setzkasten, display. first year with sticker I belive???

Some new Schleichmold( never sold by Schleich before ):

1010/523 Beat ( beat, rock)
1010/524 Latern ( latern, laterne)
1010/525 Swimmer ( Schwimm, nageur)
1010/526 Sitting ( Sitzender, assis)
1010/527 Thinking ( Denkender, reveur)

Because of a new sitzender they changed the name on the cushion to Kissen schlumpf.

They also this year sold the minismurf, articlenumber 1010/K.

1978

This I believe was the year when Schleich got all the molds back so in 1978 Bully had no Schleichsmurfs for sale.

Because Bully had to give back the old molds to Schleich they had thier own variation of Astro and Smurfette still with the old Schleicharticlenumberserie. But since they skipped that serie this year they added these 2 molds after the other ones this year.

Bully also started their new factory this year and got better markings in their molds. In 1976,77,78 Bully changed the marking alot, I beleive this could have been because they just started with the new injectionmachines and improved the marking all the time.

If you check the Schleichcatalogue you see that Schleich added Smurfette after all the molds with smaller face. So I believe Schleich got Smurfette and all the other molds back before making their own new smurfs in 1977/78.

New Bullysmurfs in 1978:

1010/26 Conductor ( Dirirgent, chef dórchestre)
1010/27 Tennis player
1010/28 Bookworm ( Moral, moraliste)
1010/29 Oboist ( flöten, avec une grande flûte)
1010/30 Sledgehammer ( mit grosse hammer, avec une grand marteau)
1010/31 Injured ( verletzer, blessé)
1010/32 Ballerina
1010/33 Head cook ( Chefkoch, chef-cuisinier)
1010/34 Cake ( Torten, avec un grand gateau)
1010/35 New Bully Smurfette
1010/36 New Bully Astro

I believe Bully also started with boxes for the smurfhouse and display this year.

And changed some articlenumber.

House: from 1010/H to 101099
Display: from 1000 to 1001-1003 depending on colour.
Minismurf: from 1010/K to 101090.

Could be this year or the year before they started with markings on the house and the display.

They also sold 2 new displays: train and wagon.

100011 black train.
100012 orange train.
100021 Green wagon.
100022 Yellow wagon.

1979

I don´t have a picture of the smurfs Bully sold 1979, but I believe these were the ones:

1010/37 Fisherman
1010/38 Archer
1010/39 Pupil
1010/40 Pirate
1010/41 Scot

And last this is my guess:

All other Bullymolds marked with small Bullymarking were molds Bully never sold themselves but already had made in 1979 or before ( but never sold). Bully lost these molds as part of the courtdecission in end of 1979. Schleich sold all these after an agreement with Bully. But I could be wrong about the articlenumbers 1979 and the last guess???

Andre

what year do you think the Bully astro was made? Remember I have 2 handgeritzt versions of this so would that be 1975????

Thanks for a superb, comprehensive summary of Bully: brilliant

Martin

.......................................................speechless.

great job as always.

Tintin

That is correct Martin,

both astro and Smurfette were made in 1975, thanks for remindning me!! I should know this since I have written this before in all my threads??

So it could have been like this and probably was:

Bully sold their variation already in 1976 of both these smurfs.

BUT because they had to give all Schleichmolds back in 1978 they gave these new articlenumbers in 1978.

Great Martin!! I forgot the markings.

But this proves that 1978 was the year Schleich got the molds back from Bully and Bully no longer sold the old Schleichmolds.

I will change the information to the correct one.

I changed it so now it should be correct.

If something else seems strange let me know, that is why I write it here, so I will get everything right!!

I also added that only the smurfs sold ( not made( molds made approx. the year before, like with Schleich today))in 1974 and 1975 can be found without marking and with only Peyo marking.

Thanks Andre- your ability to work these things out is unbelievable.

Are you a relative of Sherlock Holmes??

Are you a relative of Sherlock Holmes??

I'm sure he must be Martin

André shows so much persistence it's just mind boggling

Thanks Andre- your ability to work these things out is unbelievable.

Are you a relative of Sherlock Holmes??

Tomorrow I will give you another nice piece of information regarding a paintvariation of one of the early smurfs.

Could be news for some of you and maybe something other collectors already knew???

For me this connection, promotion vs paintvariation, was something I did not know before!! So check tomorrow and I will post pictures regarding year, marking and colour of this!!

Fantastic André!!
No one else knows all these things and we all admire what you do
I`m really curious to see what this new info will be!

Lia

I guess I will never stop saying "Thank you" to you, André. I never learned as much as from reading reading any of marvellous postings and threads.

Hi Andre

Tomorrow I will give you another nice piece of information regarding a paintvariation of one of the early smurfs.

Could be news for some of you and maybe something other collectors already knew???

For me this connection, promotion vs paintvariation, was something I did not know before!! So check tomorrow and I will post pictures regarding year, marking and colour of this!!

I can't wait to see

Tintin