beistle Johnny pumpkin head

As a long-time collector it is fun and informative to see what genres wax and wane over the years. These Johnny Pumpkin table top decorations produced by Beistle with few exceptions from 1919-1921 have been enjoying a good waxing for several years now. The most common ones are 5” tall and sell for $70-100 most days. The 8” versions, like the two in this listing, have been very strong sellers for several years. Whereas they used to fetch $100, they sometimes now bring $200+ each. (Of the two in this lot, the one staring straight forward is marginally harder to find.) The 16” designs are nearly impossible to find. The single 20” design is so rare that I’ve only seen it three times in over 30 years of very active collecting. All designs above 8” bring nearly unfathomable prices.