SML-222 Darned Well He Can (left)
SML-222A Boy & Pelican
SML-222 Boy & Pelican
SML-222 Darned Well He Can
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SML-222A Boy & Pelican
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| reference numbers | SML-222:
Darned Well He Can (black face) (M) SML-222A: Boy & Pelican (M) SML-222B: Boy & Pelican (Lance 6228) |
| description | boy fishing with pelican next to him |
| dimensions | height = 3 1/2 inches |
| topics and series | Topics:
Animals
& Pets Black
America Children
Fishing & Fisherman Literature in America The Sea & Seafarers Series: None |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-222:
(1953/1956/-) SML-222A: (1956/1975/-) SML-222B: (1978/1991/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | not applicable |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-222:
250/325 SML-222A: 40/60 SML-222B: 20/30 |
| auction notes | SML-222 sold for $260 at the 2001 Midwest Fair auction. |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. At the request of a Florida gift shop, Baston designed a black boy and pelican sitting on the piles of a Florida harbor. The bird is looking intently at the catch. Baston named the piece after the poem: "An amazing bird is the pelican, his mouth can hold more than his bellican."
After four years, Baston changed the confusing name and painted the lad white. It continued in the retail line for many years.From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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