SML-223 & SML-223A Chestnut Hill Mall
SML-223 R. H. STEARNS CHESTNUT HILL MALL
SML-223 & SML-223A
Chestnut Hill Mall
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| reference numbers | SML-223: R. H. Stearns Chestnut Hill Mall
(M) SML-223A: R. H. Stearns Chestnut Hill Mall pen stand (M) SML-223B: R. H. Stearns Chestnut Hill Mall (with Mrs. Beacon Hill) |
| description | store mall |
| dimensions | height = 1 inch; base = 4 1/4 inches wide |
| topics and series | Topics:
Buildings
& Structures Commercial Series: None |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-223:
(1953/1953/-) SML-223A: (1953/1953/-) SML-223B: 1953/1953/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-223
private issue for R. H. Stearns Company 1,500 made SML-223A private issue for Stearns (pen stand) 500 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-223:
300/325 SML-223A: 300/325 SML-223B: Rare |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. The R. H. Stearns Company opened a large store at a large new mall in Chestnut Hill (a Boston suburb) in 1953. To promote the opening, Baston designed a miniature and a pen stand. neither piece has any Baston or Sebastian identification.
From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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