SML-106 Little Nell and Her Grandfather
SML-106 Little Nell and Her Grandfather
SML-106 Little Nell and
Her Grandfather
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| reference numbers | SML-106: Little Nell and Her Grandfather
(Patent Pending) (M) SML-106A: Little Nell and Her Grandfather (M) SML-106B: Little Nell and Her Grandfather (Lance 6110) |
| description | small figure of Little Nell and Grandmother on single base |
| dimensions | height = 3 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Children Series: Charles Dickens |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-106
(1948/1953/-) SML-106A (1954/1975/-) SML-106B (1976/1991/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | not applicable |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-106: 65/75 SML-106A: 40/60 SML-106B: 25/35 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Dickens wrote The Old Curiosity Shop in 1840. The heroine, Nell Trent, lives with her grandfather who owns a curiosity shop. The grandfather, an obsessive gambler, loses all he has and he and Little Nell are forced to leave the shop and roam about the countryside as beggars. Written in serial installments, Americans would wait every month to hear the latest exploits of Little Nell.
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 The Sebastian Miniature Collection by Dr. Glenn S. Johnson.
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Revised: September 18, 2004
Revised: September 18, 2004