SML-92 Toll House Crier & SML-92A Toll House Crier pen stand
SML-92 Toll House Crier
SML-92 Toll House Crier &
SML-92A Toll House Crier pen stand
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| reference numbers | SML-92: Toll House Town Crier
(M) SML-92A: Toll House Town Crier pen stand (M) |
| description | town crier figure |
| dimensions | height = 3 1/2 inches (without high base) |
| topics and series | Topics: Commercial
Occupations
& Professions Series: None |
| related or similar items | SML-151 (Town Crier - used same design) |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-92:
(1947-1949/-) 4,000 made SML-92A (1959/1959/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-92A: PI for Toll House Restaurant 500 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-92: 80/110 SML-92A: 275/350 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION Baston knew the Wakefields, the people who owned the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, MA. They asked him to design a figurine for use in a national advertising program promoting their Toll House chocolate chip cookies. He produced 4,000 pieces for them over a three-year period. In 1959, when the pen stands were being promoted, the company purchased 500 designs mounted on a larger base.
In 1950, Baston changed the cap from tri-corner to Puritan, added a cape, and sold the design through his gift shops as the "Town Crier."From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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