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1909 Black-and-white print of F.A. Carter's "The Hare and the Tortoise." Framed. 9" x 7". $4.99 from Joe Lockhart, Easton, ME, through eBay, Dec., '03.

This scene had perhaps already become an old joke by the time this print appeared. The dashing…

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2004 Cartoon Craze. DVD. Taiwan: Digiview Productions. $3.99 from oddestnotions on Ebay, Oct., '17. Two extra copies.

Here are eight Van Beuren cartoons from about the 1930's, starting with "Close Call," "Dizzy Day," and "A Toytown Tale." As…

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2004 Cartoon Craze, Vol. 18. DVD. Mighty Mouse/Heckle and Jeckle: Wolf Wolf. Digiview Productions. Made in China. 10 cartoons, mostly Paul Terry. Unknown source.

This dvd should not be confused with the several Van Beuren dvd's with…

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1880? Cast iron & brass oil lamp base. Each of four faces with a fable illustration. 15" diameter. £200 from lampman78 through Ebay, May, '23.

I found this heavy piece of artistry so unusual that I splurged and went after it. We are not much…

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1998? Cast pewter paperweight "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop." 2" square. Made in USA. Vilmain + Klinger. $28 from Worldesigns Incorporated through Ebay, Feb., '01.

As the Ebay advertisement says, this solid…

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2019 CD of page-by-page jpeg photographs of Francis Barlow's 1666 Aesop's Fables with his Life: in English, French, and Latin, Newly Translated. 325 images, including each page containing one of the 110 Barlow illustrations. Done by Gregory…

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1990? Center-handle-plate. FC in vivid colors. Circular. 11" in diameter. €24 from maconlection through Ebay, Jan., '22.

I am not too sure what a center-handle-plate is used for most frequently, but this one is colorful to be sure! …

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2020 Three ceramic coasters showing three scenes from Walter Crane's Aesop's Fables. Almost 4" square. $29 from The Painted Lily through Etsy, June, '20.

How nice to see someone picking up Crane's beautiful work! And dealing with Etsy is so…

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1980? Ceramic figurine of the fox & the crow. Handpainted. 6" tall x 4" wide x 3½" deep. £12.44 from out-of-curiosity-uk on Ebay, July, '21.

FC is such a popular motif in flat art that I am glad to see it make its way into a three-dimensional…

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1970? Ceramic knick-knack of a sleeping hare. 2¼" x 1½" x 2" high. Unknown source.

I cannot remember where or when I found this little fellow. One can only presume, I think, that a sleeping hare comes from TH. The pose here is excellent: the…
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