Lot Essay
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.
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A Merrythought 'Punkinhead'
with brown mohair, golden mohair chest and inner ears, large clear and black glass eyes painted white on back, Mohican-style scalp lock of long white mohair, cream velvet cut muzzle, black stiched nose and smiling mouth, swivel head, large ears set wide apart, jointed limbs, brown felt pads, beige velvet feet, large cardboard lined feet, label stitched to left foot pad, wearing original blue felt shorts --22in. (56cm.) tall, circa 1950
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with brown mohair, golden mohair chest and inner ears, large clear and black glass eyes painted white on back, Mohican-style scalp lock of long white mohair, cream velvet cut muzzle, black stiched nose and smiling mouth, swivel head, large ears set wide apart, jointed limbs, brown felt pads, beige velvet feet, large cardboard lined feet, label stitched to left foot pad, wearing original blue felt shorts --22in. (56cm.) tall, circa 1950
See Colour Plate 3