'Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer' movie figures going to auction

[UsandThem]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...ght-into-auction-will-take-flight/ar-BB1a2KQo

Auction house Profiles in History announced Thursday that a 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch-tall Santa used to animate the 1964 TV special are being sold together in the auction that starts Nov. 13 and are expected to fetch between $150,000 and $250,000

The figures would make their to the New York offices of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. Rankin later gave them to his secretary, who gave them to her nephew, who owned them until Lutrario bought them in 2005.

Crazy that they were given his secretary, as I doubt that would happen with any movie collectable item in current times. Unfortunately, it doesn't say how much the current owner paid for them 15 years ago (was kind of curious). They definitely are items that many people would be able to immediately recognize, as like I did, watching that special at every Christmas when young.

 

[Spacehead]

I'll re-watch every 5 years or so. It's a good story & well done for what it is. Yukon Cornelius cracks me up!

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Nobody loves us.