SML-130A The Clown & SML-130C Emmett Kelly
SML-130 THE CLOWN or EMMETT KELLY
SML-130A The Clown &
SML-130C Emmett Kelly
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| reference numbers | SML-130: Emmett
Kelly (M) SML-130A: The Clown (with or without title) (M) SML-130B: The Clown (Lance 6205) SML-130C: Emmett Kelly (black disk base) (M) |
| description | small figurine of a clown |
| dimensions | height = 3 inches |
| topics and series | Topics: Commercial
Famous
People Series: None |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-130:
(1949/1951/-) SML-130A: (1952/1975/-); SML-130B: (1976/1979/DF Oct 31, 1979) SML-130C: (unknown) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-130 PI for Ringling Bros. Circus limited edition of 1,000 |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-130:
400/500 (revised 2003) SML-130A: 80100 (revised 2003) SML-130B: 40/60 SML-130C: Rare (revised 2003) |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Prescott, Marjorie and Woody, age four, traveled the Fall of 1949 to Sarasota, Florida, the winter home of the Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey circus. The circus performed only under tent those years so the South was a winter refuge. At the request of John Ringling North and Henry North, the circus owners, he designed an Emmett Kelly figurine displaying the famous clown during his tramp routine. The circus used 1,000 figurines, sending them to newspapers in towns where they were going to appear.
Converted tot he retail "Clown" in 1952, The Clown was discontinued forever on October 31, 1979.From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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