Peanut Collectors Club) – Check out the “Have you seen… Did you know” page (bottom) for a Mr. Seuss' best known books include Green Eggs and Ham (1960), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), The Cat in the Hat (1957), and Horton Hears a Who (1955), for which he provided the illustrations and text. Peanut ( Smithsonian Magazine) – The focus in on the genesis of the character. September 24th, 1991) was an American writer, cartoonist, and poet best known for his children's books. Planters Peanut Collectibles, Since 1961, by Jan Lindenberger and Joyce Spontak ( Link) Planters Peanut Collectibles, 1906-1961, by Jan Lindenberger ( Link) Planters Peanuts, Advertising and Collectibles, by Richard D. Would you like to discover more about this fun collectible? Check out the resources listed below, and The one with average wear sold for $289.99 while the one that had retained almost all its paint fetched $1675! Oddities can have their own appeal as evinced by a somewhat unattractive, green-pants-wearing, Made-in-Japan ceramic pin tray that someone loved enough to pay $255 for, and the power of condition was revealed when identical 1930s Planters Peanuts lithographed tin counter displays were auctioned off. Peanut figural savings bank from the 1960s garnered $332.98 (13 bids). Peanut wind-up toys by Talbot Toys, still in their not-mint blister packs, fetched $280.55 (after 22 bids) and a plastic, lime-green Mr. Recent examples from a survey of online auction prices have revealed that a small, worn 1920s lithographed tin scoop sold for $207.50 after 18 bids a lot of four 1984 Mr. Most are worth no more than a dollar or two, but condition and rarity can catapult an item into the hundreds, and even higher. Peanut has long been popular among collectors, and after over a century of production, there are a large number of items from which to choose. Whatever the motivation behind Planters’ recent ad campaign, it’s worthwhile to remember that Mr.
At the very least, think of all the new Baby Nut merchandising opportunities! Peanut’s accoutrements – spats, top hat, monocle – were the products of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Planters claimed the ad campaign evolved from prior public responses to the deaths of fictional characters, such as Iron Man, but we wouldn’t be surprised if the company sees this as an opportunity to modernize their icon.