- Mr. Peanut


	Piece	Mr. Peanut
	Year	1967
	Condition	C - 5
	Description	19" stuffed
	Company	Planters/LifeSavers Co.

From the owner's private collection, this Mr. Peanut doll is two-dimensional, in yellow and black with printed details. Circa 1967. This doll was given to Ritchie by his grandmother from the Boardwalk in Atlantic City in 1968. If you didn't take a peanut from Mr. Peanut, he'd tap you on the head with his cane!

This guy is such a nut, everybody's just crazy about him! Since his introduction in 1916, to help advertise the sales of the country's first roasted peanut company, Mr. Peanut has become the world's best-known advertising character. Based on the original drawing of a 14-year-old boy, the ever-dapper Mr. Peanut eventually added a top hat, white spats, ebony cane, and monacle to his unique ensemble. He may never make the cover of GQ, but no one will ever be able to crack his top spot at Planters/Lifesavers Co.

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