Here's the final installment for the Star Wars Happy Hippos figures by Ferrero. Only this time it's not a figure, but rather a puzzle containing 150 pieces. It took me 3 hours to put this sucker together but when done, it adds a nice touch to the collection. It measures 12.625" (32,06cm) W x 9.625" (24,44cm) D.
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The last of five poses in this set.
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This is the best piece of the entire set and would have been packaged in one of their Maxi-eggs. I wish Ferrero would have come up with more large pieces like this but it is what it is.
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One of the oldest toys in my collection is this Hess battleship from around 1890. These were sold by J.L. Hess as well as George Carette - and possibly others - from 1890-1910 as individually boxed items or in a set as part of a flotilla. Fellow collector Chuck Ehlers has noted that some of the ships had deck guns - like mine - while others came sans deck guns. Lithography was also varied. My battleship is equipped with a very early version of a friction drive motor and measures 9.625" (24,44cm) L x 1.875" (4,76cm) W x 2.5" (5.71cm) H.
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