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, Mohican-style scalp lock of long white mohair, cream velvet cut muzzle, black stitched nose and smiling mouth, swivel head, ears set wide apart, jointed limbs, brown felt paw pads, cardboard lined velvet feet and label stitched to left foot, wearing original red felt shorts and later blue top --10in. (25.5cm.) tall, circa 1950 (lacks eyes, blue shirt not original, small wear to feet)
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with brown mohair, golden mohair chest and inner ears, Mohican-style scalp lock of long white mohair, cream velvet cut muzzle, black stitched nose and smiling mouth, swivel head, ears set wide apart, jointed limbs, brown felt paw pads, cardboard lined velvet feet and label stitched to left foot, wearing original red felt shorts and later blue top --10in. (25.5cm.) tall, circa 1950 (lacks eyes, blue shirt not original, small wear to feet)
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