"HOWARD JOHNSON'S" SEBASTIAN MINIATURE PIE MAN.
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$250.00
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #182 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1499 in auction 182
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Item Description
1.5x2.5x2.5" tall. Scene shows boy, dog, pie man holding large tray of pies. Man's hat reads "Pies." Design in base reads "Howard Johnson's/Corp. 1947/B V Baston." After surviving the Depression and before becoming a nationwide restaurant, they contact Bastian to design and produce 300 figurines for publicity purposes. Tiny flecks of paint loss on man's nose, apron, shoe, pants leg. VF.
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