SML-51 Aunt Betsy Trotwood
SML-51 AUNT BETSY TROTWOOD
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| reference numbers | SML-51: Aunt Betsy Trotwood
(Patent Pending) (M) SML-51A: Aunt Betsy Trotwood (M) SML-51B: Aunt Betsy Trotwood (Lance 6103) |
| description | small figure of Betsy Trotwood with her umbrella |
| dimensions | height = 3 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Literature
in England Series: Charles Dickens |
| related or similar items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-51
(1946/1953/-) SML-51A (1954/1975/-) SML-51B (1976/-/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | not applicable |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-52: 65/75 SML-52A: 45/50 SML-52B: 25/35 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. From Charles Dickens' novel, David Copperfield. Miss Betsy Trotwood is David Copperfield's great-aunt. She lives with Mr. Dick, the likeable lunatic. Miss Betsy's snappishness and briskness conceal a great tenderness of heart. She takes in the runaway Copperfield, defends him against Mr. Murdstone, and becomes devoted to him.
Baston portrays her carrying her umbrella and rushing off to the front yard to scare off the tourists riding on donkeys.Note: Baston designed a six-sided (hexagonal) base (SML-347) for his Dickens characters, locking them mechanically to a cottage background (SML-61) display. In 1946 he applied for a patent to protect this design motif and he cast the term "Patent Pending" into the base of each Dickens figurine. In 1953 he was informed that the patent was denied. All Dickens production form 1946 to 1953 bears the term "Patent Pending."
From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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