& Gardener Woman
SML-352 & SML-353 Gardener Man & Woman
SML-352
& 353 Gardener Man
& Gardener Woman
SML-352 & SML-353
Gardener Man & Woman
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| reference numbers | SML-352: Gardener Man
(M) SML-353: Gardener Woman (M) |
| description | man and woman gardening (separate figurines) |
| dimensions | SML-352: height = 2 1/2 inches; SML-353: height = 1 3/4 inches |
| topics and series | Topics:
Agriculture,
Farming & Gardening Sports
& Leisure Series: none |
| related items | SML-351 (Gardeners with thermometer) |
| first issued/withdrawn/ discontinued forever |
SML-352 & SML-353 (1966/1968/-) |
| private issue and/or limited edition & quantity | not applicable |
| era first introduced. | Marblehead |
| value range | SML-352:
175/250 SML-353: 175/250 |
| auction notes | SML-352
sold for $240 at the 2001 Midwest Fair auction. SML-353 sold for $170 at the 2001 Midwest Fair auction. |
| comments/observations | none |
GENERAL INFORMATION. Baston had worked with a thermometer with his State Street Bank Globe (SML-345). Many of his retailers had asked for a "functional" Sebastian over the years. Using the style reminiscent of his 1942 Children's Band (SML-42 to SML-47), he designed a gardening couple against a backdrop of a vertical Fahrenheit/Celsius thermometer. After he had produced about 100 pieces, he started getting complaints on the thermometers "reading all wrong." He realized it was impossible to accurately calibrate a liquid-cast element with a separate glass rod, and he discontinued the model.
He then cast the man and woman as separate figurines, but they lacked the Sebastian look and ever sold well in stores. He stopped everything in 1968.From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.
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