SML-337 Blue Belle Highlander (left) SML-337A The Piper
SML-337 The Piper
SML-337 Blue Belle
Highlander (left) SML-337A The Piper
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| reference numbers | SML-337: Blue Belle Highlander
(M) SML-337A: The Piper (M) SML-337B: The Piper - Armstrong's (L) |
| description | Scottish bagpipe player |
| dimensions | height = 3 3/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics:
Commercial Series: None |
| related items | none |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-337
(1962/1962/-) SML-337A (1962/1975/-) SML-337B (1982/1991/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | SML-337:
private issue for Lynn, MA Masons 300 made SML-337B: PI for Armstrong's of Pomona, CA 3,042 made |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-337:
175/225 SML-337A: 50/75 SML-337B: 25/30 |
| auction notes | none |
| comments/observations | base of piece says Blue Belle Highlanders 1962 P. W. Baston |
GENERAL INFORMATION. The Masons in Lynn, Massachusetts sponsored a girl's bagpipe band that played at Masonic parades and functions. The group wanted 300 "Blue Belle Highlanders" for use in raising funds for costumes and trips. Baston portrayed her with a red tartan with black stripes and red bagpipe cords. That same year he converted her to "The Piper," with a yellow tartan with red stripes and yellow cords. When Armstrong's in Pomona, CA, commissioned an Armstrong Piper in 1982, Baston changed her tam to red, her tartan to green with red stripes and her pipe cords to green.
From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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