SML-226  "Old Put" Enjoys a Licking
at Bunker Hill


SML-226  "Old Put" Enjoys a Licking

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reference numbers SML-226: "Old Put" Enjoys a Licking at Bunker Hill (M)
description General Israel Putnam at base of Bunker Hill monument
dimensions height = 4 1/2 inches
topics and series Topics: American Revolution  Buildings & Structures  Commercial
Series: None
related items none
first issued/withdrawn/
discontinued forever		 1953/1956/-
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity private issue for Putnam Pantry Candy Co.  quantity unknown
era first introduced. Marblehead
value range 250/275
auction notes This item sold for $220 at 2001 Midwest Fair auction.
comments/observations none

GENERAL INFORMATION. The Putman Pantry Candy Company was run by direct descendants of General Israel Putnam (1718-1790) of Bunker Hill battle fame.  They requested Baston do a version of their ancestor for company advertising and also for sale by the company.  Baston portrayed the General leaning against the Bunker Hill monument and licking out the inside of a chocolate kettle.  The highly specialized design was a slow seller and was discontinued in 1956.

From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.

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