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Howdy Doody Original Puppet Costume

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Television Memorabilia Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD
Howdy Doody Original Puppet Costume
<B>"Howdy Doody" Original Puppet Costume.</B></I> Phineas T. Bluster's admiral costume ensemble featuring a royal blue cotton formal jacket with gold buttons and piping trim, matching trousers and a curved Admiral-style hat with applied orange ornamentation and white feathers, as worn during the early black & white episodes of <I>Howdy Doody</B></I> (1947 - 1960). Phineas T. Bluster eventually became the Mayor of Doodyville and was responsible for instigating many of the show's sinister plots. The show's original puppet builder, Mr. Scott Brinker, previously sold this costume at Christie's in 1995. <I>Authenticated by the world's foremost curators of television artifacts, The Comisar Collection of Beverly Hills.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Clothing, Costumes & Jerseys (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)