Auction Date:2013 Apr 25 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Two original beer stein puppets of the Countess and Schultz characters from commercials run in the New York region for Utica Club Beer. Both are constructed of real beer steins painted with colorful floral designs with spring-loaded aluminum control rods attached to the base. The Countess stein measures 8? tall (23” including control rod), and the Schultz stein measures 10? tall (21.5? including control rod). The Countess remains fully functional, with its lid actuated for speaking parts by a lever at the bottom of the control rod. Schultz is non-functional, as the bottom of the actuation rod has broken off, but all internal wire components remain. Both include their original Bunin ‘Punch Films’ tags. In overall very good to fine condition, with cracking and crazing to finish on both mugs, and aforementioned non-function of the Schultz puppet. Accompanied by a pearl-finish 9 x 7.25 contact sheet photo of the puppets from the Brylcreem commercials, made famous for the jingle, ‘Brylcreem—A Little Dab'll Do Ya!,’ matted to an overall size of 16.25 x 13.25. These important original screen-used puppets were part of Utica Club beer’s successful and award-winning commercial campaign beginning in 1959. All in all, there were over 100 commercials made, with the puppets being voiced by Jonathan Winters—several are viewable on YouTube.
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