Blow Mold Wiki

## Welcome to the Wiki

Welcome to the Blow Mold Wiki!

Here at Blow Mold Wiki, we strive to document all the information to the best of our ability on the thousands of Blow Mold lawn decorations produced from the 1960s to present day. Feel free to add images and information, we appreciate every bit! BUT DO NOT SPAM, spammers will be immediately banned without hesitation!

This site is still under construction.

For a more comprehensive and thorough website site documenting blow molds, injection molds and rubber molds check out the Blow-Molded website. There you will find information and pictures on over 1000 blow molds by Union Products, Empire Plastics, General Foam Plastics, Poloron Products, Beco Products, Holiday Innovations, Cado Products, Sun Hill Industries, TPI Plastics and many more!

## What is a Blow Mold?

In case you didnt know, a 'Blow Mold' is a plastic lawn decoration that is named after the process in which it is made, in which two halves of a steel mold are locked together, and melted plastic is spread inside; air is then compressed on the plastic against the mold and dries to create a plastic creation from the mold. The blow molding process was first invented in 1881, but companies did not begin creating blow mold Lawn decor until the mid 1960’s. Previously, lighted plastic holiday items were manufactured using an injection molding process or rubber latex.

During their prime in the 1960’s to the 1990s, Blow Molds were a wildly popular lawn decoration created for numerous holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and Fourth of July by Such Companies as Union Products, Bel Air Plastics, Empire, General Foam and more. They were popularized in 1957 by Don Featherstone and Union Products' legendary Lawn Flamingo, which is one of the most famous Blow Mold creations.

Since 2001 with the invention of airblown inflatables and other modern lawn decor, blow molds have slowly fallen out of style in modern times. Because of this, many blow mold companies have gone out of business quickly. But such companies as Cado Products, and Gemmy Industries still produce Blow Molds to this day, and give new hope to the classic lawn decorations that their time will come again...

Here at Blow Mold wiki, we strive to keep the image of the old blow molds alive through use of all the information we can find. We appreciate your help in our main goal of reviving the image of Blow Molds and helping them fill lawns once again!

## Blow Molds Available Today

After the closure of General Foam in 2017, multiple modern companies have taken over producing blow-molded decorations. Cado is the only major manufacturer left in the United States while most others are being made overseas. These modern companies include Gemmy Industries, Pan Asian Creations, Creative Design,
BudJRZ Solutions, and several others.

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