SML- 42 MAJORETTE
CHILDREN'S BAND


SML-42  Majorette

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reference numbers SML-42  Majorette (AL)
description young majorette leading a band
dimensions height = 3 1/4 inches
topics and series Topics: Children
Series: Children's Band
related or similar items none
first issued/withdrawn/
discontinued forever		 1942/1942/-
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity 200 sets
era first introduced. Arlington
value range Rare
auction notes This item sold for $350 at 2001 Midwest Fair auction.
comments/observations none

GENERAL INFORMATION

In 1942, Carbone, the Boston gift distributor, was unable to import its European lines because of the war. One popular line of figurines that were especially missed were a group of six children in a band made of wood by a German manufacturer before the war.  At Carbone's request, Baston designed Ceramastone figurines that looked like the German wooden pieces.  This accounts for the uncharacteristic appearance of these Sebastian miniatures.
Baston produced 200 sets of the Band for the 1942 Christmas season but the designs never caught on.  "They didn't look like Sebastians."

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

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