SML-102 & SML-103 Mr. & Mrs. Rittenhouse Square
& SML-103A Mrs. Rittenhouse Square (Scheie Eye Institute)
SML-102 & 103 Mr. & Mrs. Rittenhouse Square
SML-102 & SML-103 Mr. & Mrs.
Rittenhouse Square
& SML-103A Mrs. Rittenhouse
Square (Scheie Eye Institute)
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| reference numbers | SML-102: Mr. Rittenhouse Square
(M) SML-103: Mrs. Rittenhouse Square (M) SML-103A: Mrs. Rittenhouse Square - Scheie Eye Institute (L) SML-103B: Mrs. Rittenhouse Square - Scheie - purple dress (L) SML-103C: Mrs. Rittenhouse Square-red dress (L 2468) |
| description | small figurines depicting Mr. & Mrs. Rittenhouse Square |
| dimensions | SML-102: height = 3 1/8 inches; SML-103: height = 2 3/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Commercial
Couples-2 Figures Series: None |
| related items | SML-79 & SML-80 (Mrs. & Mrs. Beacon Hill) |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-102:
(1948/1951/-) SML-103: (1948/1951/-) SML-103A: (1981/-/-) SML-103B: (1981/-/-) SML-103C: (1981/-/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-103A:
PI for Scheie Eye Institute 5,791 made SML-103B: PI for Scheie Eye Institute 250 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-102:
125/150 SML-103: 100/120 SML-103A: 20/30 SML-103B: 40/50 SML-103C: 20/30 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. A Philadelphia store owner saw Mr. & Mrs. Beacon Hill (SML-79-80) and wanted a pair "just as stuffy" for Philadelphia. Mr. Rittenhouse Square wears a homburg and formal morning dress and illustrates his background besides containers filled with Scrapple. Mrs. is museum-hopping and disdainfully gazing through her lorgnette at a bust of Benjamin Franklin. The store never sold many and the pair was discontinued after a few years.
Mrs. Rittenhouse Square was reintroduced to retial sales in 1981 to raise funds for Philadelphia's Scheie Eye Institute. The words "Scheie Eye Institute" are permanently cast into the base of the recent issue.From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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