SML-1 & SML-2
SHAKER MAN AND SHAKER LADY


SML-1 & 2  Shaker Man and Lady

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reference numbers SML-1: Shaker Man (no title) (AL)
SML-1A: Shaker Man (title in base) (M)
SML-1B: Shaker Man (black hat and shoes) (M)
SML-1C: Shaker Man (no base)
SML-2: Shaker Lady (no title) (AL)
SML-2A: Shaker Lady (title in base) (M)
SML-2B: Shaker Lady (no base)
SML-2C: Shaker Lady (black bonnet)
description small figurines depicting a Shaker man and woman
dimensions height about 2 7/8" (Shaker Lady a bit less)
topics and series Topics: Agriculture, Farming & Gardening  Country Life  
Couples-2 Figures  Religious Figures & Themes
Series: none
related or similar items none
first issued/withdrawn/
discontinued forever		 1938/1950/-
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity SML-1 estimated 400 made
SML-2 estimated 400 made
era first introduced. Arlington
value range SML-1: 30/50
SML-1A: 30/50
SML-1B: 30/50
SML-1C: 100/120 (revised 2003)
SML-2: 30/50
SML-2A: 30/50
SML-2B: 100/125 (revised 2003)
SML-2C: 30/50
auction notes items 1B and 2C sold for $95 each at 2002 MW Fair Auction.
comments/observations Values of Marblehead era items tend to be somewhat less than values of the same items from the Arlington era.

GENERAL INFORMATION. The Shakers were Baston's first two miniature designs.  Designed and issued in the Spring of 1938, they mark the birth of Sebastian Miniatures.  Sold originally to the Shaker glen House in Woburn, Massachusetts, they were introduced. in March, 1939, as Sebastian Miniatures through Carbone, a Boston gift distributor.  They were produced until 1950 and then discontinued.
     The original Shakers were a celibate sect of Second Adventists, founded in the 19th century in England and transplanted to the U.S. by Ann Lee.  Derisively titled "Shakers" from the wild contortions of their religious dances, Shaker settlements existed in New England for a time.  They are known best today for the Spartan-simple clarity of their architecture and furniture.
     The Shaker Glen House restaurant existed until the early 1950s and then closed.

From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.

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