What
a Character!
Items in Stock -- H
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REMEMBER: ALL ITEMS ARE
LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
HOLLY HOBBIE footed votive
This is a 3.5"
porcelain footed cup-shaped votive candle holder, featuring Holly Hobbie.
The item is white in color with gold trim. The image shows a girl standing
at a fence, holding a rose in her left hand. The caption above and below
her says A memory is the afterglow of good times past. Inside of
the cup, there is a once-used green candle. This item is in NM+ condition
and it retains its original gold foil manufacturer's sticker on the underside of
the cup. It was manufactured by WWA in 1974.
COST = $20
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705026
HOLLY HOBBIE vase --
happiness
This is a
7.75" white porcelain vase with gold trim, featuring Holly Hobbie.
The image shows a little girl clad in a speckled bonnet, holding a cat, as she
walks along an autumnal pathway. The cursive lettering caption above and beneath
her says Happiness is having someone to care for. The vase is in
mint condition. It was manufactured by WWA in 1973.
COST = $25
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705003
HOLLY HOBBIE vase -- memories
This is a 5.5"
white porcelain vase of Holly Hobbie, with a gold rim around the vase's
neck. The item shows Holly sitting in a wooden rocking chair, reading a
blue book, while her pet cat sits on the footstool in front of her. The
gold lettering caption above and below her says Memories are the keepsakes of
the heart. This item is in mint condition. It was manufactured
by WWA in 1978.
COST = $24
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0405071
HOLLY HOBBIE planter
This is a
3.75" ceramic planter featuring Holly Hobbie. The front of the
planter is shaped like an open book, with an image of Holly Hobbie on the left
and a poem on the right. The poem reads The garden of friendship's a
beautiful place // Where it's sunny and bright every day // And good friends who
care can always meet there // For it's only a memory away. This item
was manufactured by WWA in 1974. It retains its original gold foil
manufacturer's label on the underside of the planter. This item is
undamaged and in near mint condition. It has some crazing on the bottom
surface of the interior of the planter, but none evident elsewhere on the item.
COST = $27
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0605020
HOLLY HOBBIE bud vase
This is a
5.75" ceramic bud vase with a base, featuring Holly Hobbie. It is
white in color and has an image of a girl standing on one side of a fence,
coyly, as a boy carries an American flag to her on the other side of the
fence. The blue caption above and below them reads Friends make every
day a banner day. This item is in mint condition. It was
manufactured by WWA in 1974.
COST = $24
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705025
HOLLY HOBBIE birthday cake
candle
This is a
3.25" light blue birthday cake candle showing Holly Hobbie standing in
profile with a bouquet of flowers in her hand. The item is in mint, unused
condition and it has never been removed from its original box. The
original price sticker is intact, showing that this item used to sell for $1.49
at Nichols. It was manufactured in 1982 by American Greetings.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1107113
HOLLY HOBBIE bulbous vase
This is a
4.25" porcelain bulbous vase with a band of gold trim along the upper
rim. It shows Holly Hobby standing with a bud bouquet in her hand, beside
the blue cursive caption A grandmother's love blooms forever. This
item is in mint condition. It was manufactured by WWA in 1979.
COST = $22
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0605085
HOLLY HOBBIE footed trinket
box
This is a 2.5"
tall by 3.25" long porcelain egg-shaped trinket box featuring Holly
Hobbie. Although not visible in the photograph, the lower portion of the
box has three feet on which the trinket box rests. The lid shows a portrait of
Holly Hobbie, above and below whom the caption reads Fill your world with
happiness. This item is in mint condition. It was manufactured
by WWA in 1977.
COST = $18
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705042
HOLLY HOBBIE heart-shaped
trinket box
This is a
1.75" tall by 3" long porcelain heart-shaped trinket box featuring
Holly Hobbie. She is shown walking along a daisy-strewn pathway holding a
grey-and-black cat in front of her. The cursive lettering caption above
and below her says Happiness is having someone to care for. This
item is in NM+ condition. It was manufactured by WWA in 1973.
COST = $16
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0805015
HOLLY HOBBIE vase -- friends
are like flowers
This is a 7.5"
white porcelain Holly Hobbie vase showing a girl holding a quilted umbrella
while she kneels down to pick flowers. The caption above and below her
says Friends are like flowers . . . You can't have too many. The
vase was manufactured by WWA in 1977. It is in NM+ condition.
COST = $25
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705106
HOMER (Snidely Whiplash / Jay Ward) cardboard
stand-up
This
item was part of the 1988 TSR Inc. Bullwinkle and Rocky Role Playing Game. It is the
black cardboard stand-up for Snidely Whiplash's sidekick, Homer. The front of this
10.5" UNUSED cardboard stand-up points out Homer's "low forehead." On
back, information about Homer is divided into three categories: "strong
Homer," "nice Homer," and "kind to animals Homer." This
item is in mint condition.
COST = $3.50
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM NUMBER =
0498096
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) doll
This is an
11.25" stuffed cloth doll of Homer Simpson, who has a vinyl head.
Homer has black shoes and a white cloth shirt and light blue cloth pants.
He is dated 1990 and was sold as a premium giveaway by Burger King fast food
restaurants as part of a set that also included Lisa, Bart, Maggie, and
Marge. This item is free of damage although Homer's shirt and pants are
both lightly stained from being played with over the years. Overall, this
item is in EX+ condition.
COST = $12
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1103103
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
Christmas ornament -- candy canes in back
This is a 4"
resin Christmas ornament showing Homer Simpson standing and looking
upward. He wears a Santa Claus hat with a brass-colored bell on the tip,
and holds many candy canes in his arms behind his back. This item is in
NM+ condition and it comes with its original cardboard hang tag. Homer was
manufactured in 2005 by Kurt Adler.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0706030
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
wristwatch
This is a 9"
yellow vinyl wristwatch featuring Homer Simpson. The face shows Homer
Simpson as a barbecue chef, spearing two hamburgers with his skewer. The
box has colorful graphics showing Homer eating a hamburger while his dog watches
eagerly from inside of the house, all the while Marge brings a platter of
hamburgers to Lisa, Bart, and Maggie as Homer's barbecue goes up in a hydrogen
bomb-like flame. The watch is in mint, unused condition, and currently it
works just fine. (It may need to have a battery replaced at the time of
purchase, but the watch itself works and has never been worn.) It comes
with its original box and its original paperwork. Homer was manufactured
by Equity Marketing in 2002 along with other Simpsons character wristwatches.
COST = $15
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0107041
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
bendy
This is a
6.25" rubber bendy figure of Homer Simpson, who is shown wearing a white
shirt, blue pants, and grey shoes. This item is undamaged and all bendy
wires are contained securely inside of the rubber. Homer was manufactured
by Jesco as part of a larger collection of Simpsons character bendies, and he
has a 1990 copyright year on him. He is in NM+ condition.
COST = $11
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0704175
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) shot
glass -- no martinis
This is a
2.25" frosted glass shot glass showing Homer Simpson terrified at the
thought of drinking a martini. He holds his head and screams Aargh!
at the mere thought. This item is in virtually perfect condition and it is
one of four item comprising a set of First Edition Simpsons shot glasses.
It was manufactured in 2000 by Downpace.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0905024
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) shot
glass -- finger in beer
This is a
2.25" frosted glass shot glass showing Homer Simpson contentedly resting at
a bar, sticking his finger into his mug of beer. This item is in virtually
perfect condition and it is one of four item comprising a set of First Edition
Simpsons shot glasses. It was manufactured in 2000 by Downpace.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0905025
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) shot
glass -- no more Duff
This is a
2.25" frosted glass shot glass showing Homer Simpson sweating bullets while
he tugs on his red necktie. While thinking about glasses and martinis, the
black caption above him says No more Duff! This item is in
virtually perfect condition and it is one of four item comprising a set of First
Edition Simpsons shot glasses. It was manufactured in 2000 by Downpace.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0905026
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) shot
glass -- Moe let me in
This is a
2.25" frosted glass shot glass showing Homer Simpson angry in desperation,
pleading to be allowed into his local bar. The black caption beside him
says Moe, let me in! This item is in virtually perfect condition
and it is one of four item comprising a set of First Edition Simpsons shot
glasses. It was manufactured in 2000 by Downpace.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0905027
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons) PVC
figure -- astronaut
This is a 3"
jointed PVC figure showing Homer Simpson dressed as an astronaut. He wears
a white spacesuit that is decorated with blue and orange emblems and hose
hook-ups. Homer holds a green stick in his raised left hand. This
item is in near mint condition, with minor marks on the back and knees being its
only flaws. Homer was manufactured in 2002 by Playmates Toys.
COST = $5
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0407018
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
Christmas ornament -- in chimney
This is a
4.25" resin Christmas ornament showing Homer Simpson dressed as Santa
Claus. He is stuck trying to get down the brick chimney on the
snow-covered pink rooftop. This item is in NM+ condition and it comes with
its original cardboard hang tag. It was manufactured in 2005 by Kurt
Adler.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0706032
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
vinyl figure with skunk
This is a 3.5"
vinyl figure of Homer Simpson, who is dressed as a camper, complete with floppy
blue hat on his head, a lime green shirt, a red vest, beige pants, and one brown
shoe. He holds what he thinks is a smelly orange sock skeptically in the
air with his left hand while, beside his right side, a skunk is perched atop his
left shoe. This item is in NM+ condition. It has a 1990 copyright
but contains no indication as to who made it.
COST = $6
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0106002
HOMER SIMPSON (Simpsons)
talking dancing figure
This is a 13"
jointed vinyl figure of Homer Simpson who wears a complete Santa Claus
outfit. When the button in front of him is pushed, Homer talks or sings
and dances. His mouth moves, as do his arms, head, torso, and legs . . .
depending upon which phrase or song he is uttering/singing. The doll is in
perfect working order and it requires 4 AA batteries in order to operate.
It is in mint condition and it comes with its original box, which is also in
very nice condition. Homer was manufactured in 2004 by Gemmy Industries
Corp. for the Christmas holiday season.
COST = $25
BOXED
WEIGHT: 7 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0205200
HOMEY D CLOWN (In Living
Color) doll
This is a 25"
stuffed cloth doll of Homey D Clown, from the television series In Living
Color. It shows him holding a black cloth bat in his left hand, and
wearing a yellow-and-red clown costume with red, black, and green pompons on the
front. The doll is in virtually perfect condition. Homey was
manufactured by Acme in 1992, as indicated on the original manufacturer's label
that remains sewn securely into the back of Homey's left shoe.
COST = $26
BOXED
WEIGHT: 3 POUNDS ITEM
NUMBER = 0907013
HONEST JOHN (Pinocchio / Walt
Disney) silver bell
This is a 2.5"
silver bell showing the evil character Honest John--also known by the name J.
Worthington Foulfellow--in Walt Disney's feature-length animated cartoon Pinocchio.
He is shown standing with his arms crossed on his chest, wearing a Robin Hood
outfit. This item was manufactured during the 1980s by the New England
Collector's Society as part of a large collection of commemorative Walt Disney
character bells. Other than some tarnishing of the silver, Honest John is
in perfect condition.
COST = $16
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1202201
HONEY BUNNY (Bugs Bunny / Warner
Brothers) ceramic liquor decanter
In
1975, the Italian company, Alpa, manufactured a set of ceramic liquor decanters of various
Looney Tunes cartoon characters. This set consisted of Bugs Bunny, Foghorn Leghorn,
Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E Coyote, Speedy Gonzales, Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Sylvester,
Granny, Hippety Hopper, and this one of Honey Bunny. (We have almost the entire set
in stock at this time.) Honey Bunny is shown wearing a red bow in her hair, a green
sweater, and a darker green skirt as she stands in front of a light brown boulder with her
hands clasped lovingly beneath her chin. She is 6.25" tall and is free of
damage. There are several very small spots of minor paint loss scattered on this
item. Even with them, though, it is in near mint condition. This decanter
comes complete with its original cardboard hang tag, the State of Wisconsin liquor import
control sticker, the Italian export sticker, the gold foil Crema Cacao export shield, and
the original Italian liquor control numbered paper label. Honey Bunny retains about
half of her original alcohol still, the rest of which has evaporated over the years.
COST = $28
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0799270
HONEY BUNNY (Bugs Bunny /
Warner Brothers) musical
This is an 8"
ceramic musical showing Honey Bunny standing on a yellow base with white trim
that is decorated to resemble the top of a birthday cake. She has purple
eye shadow, a bright pink bow in her hair, and a pink outfit to match. She
looks coyly downward and toward her left, clasping her hands just beneath her
chin. When the metal base is wound, this musical rotates and plays Some
Day My Prince Will Come. Both the musical and rotating mechanisms work
just fine. Honey Bunny is undamaged and she comes with her original
cardboard hang tag, showing that she was manufactured by Gorham. In
muddled incised lettering on the back of the yellow base, we can also see that
Honey Bunny was manufactured in 1982, and she was sold as part of a larger
collection of Looney Tunes character musicals. This item is in EX+ to NM-
condition, with the only flaw being some paint loss on the yellow-painted area
by her feet.
COST = $61
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1203096
HONEY BUNNY (Bugs Bunny /
Warner Brothers) large PVC figure
This is a
4.75" solid rubber or PVC figure of Bugs Bunny's girlfriend, Honey
Bunny. She wears a blue bow in her hair and pink overalls, and is shown
standing with her left hand to her chin, in thought, and her right arm bent
akimbo on the hip. This item is undamaged but there are a few small spots
of paint loss on Honey Bunny's left hand, right elbow, and on the back of her
hair. Overall, she is in EX condition. She was manufactured in 1985
as part of a larger set of Looney Tunes character figures.
COST = $11
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0901067
HONEY BUNNY (Bugs Bunny /
Warner Brothers) Christmas ornament
This is a
lightweight, hollow plastic Christmas ornament of Honey Bunny, standing 4"
tall. She is covered with flocking and wears a red felt dress with shiny
gold appliqué buttons and paper appliqué eyes. This item was
manufactured by Liberty Bell in 1978 as part of a large collection of Looney
Tunes character ornaments. It is in mint condition and remains sealed
inside of its original packaging. The cardboard header card has colorful
graphics showing Elmer Fudd with an accordion, Tweety with a small Christmas
tree in hand, Honey Bunny with an ornament, the Looney Tunes shield, Sylvester
holding some bells, Road Runner loping along, and Bugs Bunny with a toy sack
over his shoulder.
COST = $12
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0104017
HONEY BUNNY (Bugs Bunny / Warner
Brothers) ceramic bank
In
1981, Gorham manufactured a number of ceramic musicals and banks of the Looney Tunes
characters. This is one of the banks that the company made, featuring Bugs Bunny's
supposed girlfriend, Honey Bunny. (We have this item's counterpart, Bugs Bunny, in
stock at this time, too.) She is shown wearing a purple bow in her ears, purple eye
shadow, a green vest, and purple Capri slacks as she leans casually (almost seductively)
against a large round white gift with a pink ribbon and bow on it. The bank's coin
slot is located behind the bow, on the top of the gift; the original generic black rubber
stopper is present on the underside of the bank. The original blue-and-silver foil
manufacturer's sticker is present on the underside of this item, too. There is a
single tiny fleck of paint missing from one of Honey Bunny's bows. Otherwise, this
item is in flawless condition.
COST = $55
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0799117
HONKER (Sesame Street /
Muppets) beanbag doll -- purple
This is a 9"
plush beanbag doll of Honker, who has an orange bulbous nose, orange feathery
hair, and yellow horns. The doll is in NM+ condition and retains the
original manufacturer's label, which is in nice condition and sewn securely into
the back of Honker's left leg. This item was manufactured in 1997 by Tyco
Preschool as part of a 24-item Muppets / Sesame Street character beanbag doll
set, most of which we have in stock at this time.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0505112
HONKER (Sesame Street /
Muppets) PVC figure -- with #5
This is a 3"
PVC figure showing a mulberry-colored Honker standing behind a turquoise numeral
5 and holding five multi-colored child's blocks in both hands. The figure
is in virtually perfect condition. Honker was manufactured by Applause
sometime during the 1980s or 1990s as part of a complete set of Sesame Street /
Muppets character numeral figures.
COST = $5.50
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0206013
HONKER (Sesame Street /
Muppets) beanbag doll -- green
In 1997, Tyco
Preschool released a set of 24 Sesame Street / Muppets character beanbag
dolls. This 8.75" doll of Honker comes from that set. Honker is
bright green in color with a bulbous orange nose, bulbous eyes, fluffy orange
hair, and two yellow horns on top of the head. The doll is in mint
condition and it comes with its original cardboard hang tag.
COST = $8
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0804083
HONKER (Sesame Street /
Muppets) PVC figure -- crossing guard
This is a
2.75" PVC figure of a pink Honker with yellow horns and a green bulbous
nose. Honker holds both arms in the air to stop traffic, and is shown
wearing a white crossing guard's belt and sash. The figure is in mint
condition. It was manufactured by Tara Toy sometime during the 1980s.
COST = $5
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0407043
HORSE (Dudley Do-Right / Jay Ward) black cardboard
stand-up
This
10.5" UNUSED cardboard stand-up was manufactured as part of the 1988 TSR Inc.
Bullwinkle and Rocky Role Playing Game. It features Dudley Do-Right's trusty horse,
Horse. The front of this stand-up points out that Horse is the "strong, silent
type." On back, five categories of information about Horse are provided:
"strong, silent type," "real fast," "not so great disguise,"
"smarter than Dudley," and "useful sayings." This item is in
mint condition.
COST = $3.50
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0498097
HORTON (Doctor Seuss) plush
doll
This fun item is a
13" soft plush doll of Horton, from Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
story. He is shown sitting inside of a fuzzy green nest and sitting on a
pink plastic Easter egg with yellow polka dots on it. Best of all, Horton
comes with his original cardboard hang tag (affixed to his chest) and with his
original box. The box has some edge wear, but is intact. The doll
itself is in NM+ condition. Horton was manufactured in 1983 by Coleco
along with Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Star-Bellied Sneetch, Thidwick the
Moose, the Lorax, and the Grinch counterparts. All of these items are
pictured on Horton's hang tag.
COST = $32
BOXED
WEIGHT: 3 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1007033
HOT STUFF (Harveytoons /
Paramount / Famous Studios) collector's glass
This is a 6.25" thick (i.e., Brockway-style)
collector's glass bearing two identical images of Hot Stuff, who is shown
walking along with a sinister grin on his face. He wears a white diaper
and carries a red pitchfork in his left hand. The glass has white
lettering and a white Pepsi logo between the two images of Hot Stuff. This
item was distributed during the mid-1970s in fast food restaurants that featured
Pepsi products. Hot Stuff is in mint condition and he retains all of his
original glossiness.
COST = $40
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0107019
HOT STUFF (Harveytoons /
Paramount / Famous Studios) collector's glass
This is a 5"
tall, thick (i.e., Brockway-style) collector's glass featuring the red devil,
Hot Stuff. This is an action glass showing Hot Stuff angrily walking along
the street, beside a grey fence, red pitchfork in his left hand, after having
burned a hole in the fence behind him. This item is in mint condition and
was distributed during the mid-1970s as part of a larger promotional giveaway by
fast food restaurants serving Pepsi products. Hot Stuff's name appears in
black lettering on the street in front of him, and there is a white Pepsi logo
beneath the fence behind him.
COST = $14
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM NUMBER = 1201112
HOWDY DOODY squeak toy, in airplane
This
cutie is one of the most highly-collectible of all of the squeak toys ever produced
featuring Howdy Doody or any of his friends. It is the Stahlwood rubber squeak toy
with Howdy Doody in the pilot's seat of a happy, smiling airplane. This item is
4.5" tall, 5.25" from wingtip to wingtip, and 6.25" from nose to
tail. The rubber is nice and soft, completely free of damage, and shows no signs of
age deterioration. The plane's light blue wing and tail accents are in nearly
perfect condition, as are Howdy Doody's dark blue eyes, neckerchief, and the plane's dark
blue eyes and eyebrows. Only the red paint on this item shows wear, both on Howdy
Doody's hair and on the plane's nose. When squeezed, this item just releases air for
some unknown reason, rather than a squeaking sound. This is surprising, considering
that the squeaker is present on the underside of the plane and appears to be undamaged.
Overall, this item is in EX condition.
COST = $200
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1299037
HOWDY DOODY chalk figure
This is a 6.75" chalk (or perhaps lightweight
plaster) figure of Howdy Doody, who is shown standing on a round yellow base
with his arms by his sides, thumbs in his pants pockets. He wears a blue
neckerchief, a brown vest with red and blue trim, blue pants, brown gloves, and
brown cowboy boots. This item appears to have been part of a home crafts
kit, in which a child would have used a mold to form the chalk / plaster figure,
and then used some enclosed paints to paint the figure in the color schema of
his/her choosing. This item has no damage anywhere on it, but it does have
a few small areas of paint loss. Overall, the figure is in EX condition,
and it is a licensed product.
COST = $22
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0904075
HOWDY DOODY push puppet
This is a
6.25" plastic and wood push puppet showing Howdy Doody standing and holding
a tall wooden NBC radio microphone. His body is made of strung-together
wooden pieces that are red and blue in color, with yellow and black
"boots" and a green felt collar. When the bottom is pushed,
Howdy Doody does collapse at most of his joints . . . just like he is supposed
to do. The front of the red base on which he stands bears the item's
copyright information in gold lettering. Best of all, this item comes with
its original box, which is a very rare find. It is intact except for one
flap and in EX-
condition, with some edge and corner wear, and one tear (as shown in the
photograph accompanying this description) on the bottom flap. The push puppet
itself is in virtually perfect condition. It was manufactured by Kohner
sometime during the 1950s along with Flub-a-Dub, Clarabell, and Mr. Bluster
counterparts.
COST = $200
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0304014
HOWDY DOODY miniature picture
viewer
This tough-to-find
item is a 0.75" tall by 1.25" long metallic-colored plastic viewer
shaped like a television set. There is a small wheel on the top, back
portion of the item. If you look into the television's camera lens-like
opening in front and hold the item up to the light, the wheel can be turned to
reveal pictures of Howdy Doody, Clarabell, Flub-a-Dub, Princess Summer Fall
Winter Spring, and Mr. Bluster. The toy works just fine and is in EX to
EX+ condition, with surface wear on the exterior being its principal
problem. The copyright markings on back of the item do not indicate who
made it or when it was manufactured, although it almost certainly is a 1950s or
1960s piece.
COST = $32
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0705109
HOWDY DOODY foam rubber full-hand
finger puppet
This
is a full-hand finger puppet (known as a fingertronic puppet) of Howdy Doody, made of foam
rubber. Behind the cardboard mounting card that makes up Howdy Doody's body on this
item, there are four extended circular foam rubber areas where fingers can be inserted to
enable the user to make various parts of his face move. This item is in extremely
nice condition, with no damage anywhere on it. There is some minor hardening of the
foam rubber on Howdy Doody's nose and cheeks, but no cracking or damage anywhere on the
item. Very unusual for this item, the original cardboard mounting card is present
and intact, in nearly perfect condition. This item was manufactured in 1987 by Bendy
Toys Limited. The mounting card is 10.5" tall and 4.75" wide. The
maximum thickness of Howdy Doody's face is about 3.5".
COST = $24
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0499002
HOWDY DOODY bath mitt
This uncommon find
is an 8" terry cloth bath mitt, featuring Howdy Doody. The mitt shows
him wearing a yellow shirt with a red crossed pattern on it, along with a blue
bandanna. Both arms are outstretched from his sides and his name is
written in blue lettering below the shirt. There is even a small red
hanging loop on the top of the mitt, enabling it to be hung from a shower peg to
keep it dried out and ready for its next use. This item is undamaged but
does show a moderate amount of use-related wear, as the photograph accompanying
this description indicates. Overall, Howdy Doody is in VG condition.
There is no indication anywhere on the item as to who made it or when it was
manufactured, although our best guess is that this is a 1950s or 1960s piece.
COST = $18
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0704070
HOWDY DOODY ventriloquist doll
This
is an 11" stuffed ventriloquist doll of Howdy Doody, who has a vinyl head and vinyl
hands. Howdy Doody wears a blue cotton cloth neckerchief, a red plaid shirt, a shiny
red vinyl belt with a metallic buckle, blue jeans-type pants, and red shiny vinyl boots.
The details on his face are pretty nice, down to his bright blue eyes and the
freckles on his cheeks and ears. In back, he has a string that, when pulled, makes
his mouth open and close as if he were talking. Howdy Doody himself is in nearly
perfect condition. He comes with his original box, which is complete but only in
Good condition. The box has a few tears on it, several deep creases, and some pieces
of tape where its previous owner tried to repair the torn cellophane window. Still,
the box is intact and present! This doll was made by Goldberger during the 1970s.
COST = $67
BOXED WEIGHT: 3 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 1000005
HOWDY DOODY flocked bank
This is an
8.75" lightweight plastic bank showing Howdy Doody standing with his left
arm bent akimbo on the waist and his right arm upwardly-bent and extended from
his body. He stands atop an elongated octagon-shaped black plastic block,
and that is where the coin slot is located. The coin removal area
underneath the bank has never been used, so it has no damage to it. Howdy
Doody is covered with flocking, which is mostly intact but which does have some
wear in it. He wears a pink shirt with a red checked pattern on it, a blue
neckerchief, a brown belt, blue pants, and brown cowboy boots. Overall,
Howdy is in EX to EX+ condition. He was manufactured in 1976 by Straco
(that is, the F.J. Strauss Company) along with Clarabelle and Mr. Bluster
counterparts.
COST = $39
BOXED
WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0804032
HOWLAND OWL (Pogo / Walt Kelly) jointed
vinyl figure
This is a 4.5" jointed
vinyl figure of Pogo's friend, Howland Owl, who has a swiveling head and a
movable left arm. Howland wears white glasses and has black eyebrows, an
orange beak, orange feet, and a tannish-mustard-colored body. He was
manufactured in 1969 along with Albert Alligator, Pogo Possum, Beauregard Hound,
Churchy LaFemme, and Porky Pine counterparts. At this time, we have all of
them in stock. When originally distributed, these items were provided as
promotional giveaways along with a detergent. Howland is undamaged and has
some minor paint loss, leaving him in near mint condition.
COST = $14
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM NUMBER = 0902091
HOWLAND OWL (Pogo / Walt
Kelly) cup/mug
This is a
4.25" tall solid yellow plastic cup/mug showing Howland Owl standing with
both arms/wings behind his back, smiling. He wears white eye
glasses. This item was manufactured during the early 1970s as part of a
set of Pogo character cups/mugs that also included Albert Alligator,
Beauregard Hound, Churchy LaFemme, Pogo Possum, and Porky Pine. (We have
most of the others in stock at this time, too.) This item is in NM+
condition, with slight wear on the Howland decal being its only flaw . . . and a
very minor one at that!
COST = $12
BOXED WEIGHT: <2 POUNDS
ITEM
NUMBER = 0402155
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