SML-89 (left) & SML-89B 1947 Couple & Victorian Couple
SML-89 Victorian Couple
SML-89 (left) &
SML-89B 1947 Couple & Victorian Couple
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| reference numbers | SML-89: 1847
Couple - R. H. Stearns) (M) SML-89A: Godey Couple (M) SML-89B: Victorian Couple (M) SML-89C: Victorian Couple (Lance 6325) SML-89D: Victorian Couple - R.H. Stearns (1847 - top & underneath) SML-89E: Victorian Couple (ornate painted base) |
| description | elegantly attired couple on single base |
| dimensions | height 3 5/8 inches, base 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Commercial
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Base Series: Godey's |
| related or similar items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-89:
(1947/1947/-) SML-89A: (1948/1957/-) SML-89B: (1958/1975/-) SML-89C: (1976/1996/-) SML-89D: 1946 SML-89E: (unknown) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-89 (R. H. Stearns) 8,500. |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-89: 75/95 SML-89A: 60/80 SML-89B: 40/60 SML-89C: 30/35 SML-89D: 175/225 SML-89E: 50/60 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. The R. H. Stearns Co. store in downtown Boston celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1947. Mr. Schultze, president of the company, ordered 500 figurines depicting an 1840's couple shopping together. The design, with 1947 cast in the base, was sold for $1.00 through store sales, contests and an elaborate Christmas mail program. Altogether, Baston produced 8,500 figurines in 1947 and 1948.
In 1948 he removed the "1847" and sold the design as the "Godey Couple, dressed in costumes illustrated in Godey's Ladies Book. In 1958 he placed the couple on an ornate base for inclusion with other couples as "Victorian Couple."From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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