I do appreciate your Worthopoint info. But skeptical me would have to see some evidence those on Worthpoint above are Lefton (besides a sellers...
Bases appear to be like yours - not round. I would expect round base examples to be from a later year.
I believe yours to be the middle figurine in the first pic above. Note mirror image (left turned to right etc). Note also catalogue pics are of...
Lefton #1373 1954 - 1 by LeftonGuy posted Jun 1, 2015 at 8:55 AM Lefton #1373 1954-2 by LeftonGuy posted Jun 1, 2015 at 8:55 AM
see below - pics from early B&W Lefton dealer catalogue from around 1954
Have more time now. Looks like there are 6 poses. The catalogue is B&W so can not tell what colors they were made in, though obviously in yellow...
#1373 5" high colored Highlander from around 1954 I believe (judging from the photo in the catalogue). The catalogue is undated but I have pretty...
What Melee Weapon Would You Use On A Medieval Battlefield? Two Handed sword it appears.
Ardalt Importing Inc was founded by Leon Ardetti and Wiliam Alton. Derivation of the name Lenwile is probably from their first names (my opinion)....
I vote same rock. The details of it match.
I think a lot of future collectibles in the pottery and glass area will be stuff that was decorative giftware, as it has been in the past. But...
Not a lot to go on it looks like. I see no model No. 690s to make a comparison. I suspect and would suggest that comparing ones made in Japan to...
I wrote something like - "I am a KU alumni" - and thats about as discrete as I can get.
Obviously not as old as I thought (from 1940) but I am still pleased with my purchase after the geology departments email. Has to be after 1977...
Got a reply from the KU geology department today. They said - The 1940 refers to the G-Hawker logo that was used, and the year that it was...
I think it could be argued that $40 for one makes it a nice, not great, one.
I am now thinking you may have a nice guitar, from before they were made in Japan. No expert, just an opinion. Looks like high quality wood (?)...
I checked it out a bit. Nothing about that model. But it seems Westbrook may have sold the name to the Japanese at some time - maybe the 1970s...
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