A Merrythought 'Punkinhead'

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A Merrythought 'Punkinhead'
with brown mohair, golden mohair inner ears and chest, large clear and black glass eyes painted white on reverse, cream velvet cut muzzle, black stitched nose and smiling mouth, Mohican-style scalp lock of white mohair, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs, brown felt pads, large velvet card lined feet, wearing original red felt shorts and label attached to right foot pad --21in. (53.5cm.) tall, circa 1950 (repair to splits in foot pads, loss of white 'Mohican' mohair)

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Punkinhead was made exclusively as the mascot for Eaton's Department Store in Toronto. He became the hero of several storybooks, as well as the leader of the annual Santa Claus parade.

This example is the largest size produced.

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