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..manufacturer unknown, possible “Paper Magic Group” as they had similar licensing rights for similar TMNT paper products during this time period.
![xx :: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" - Holiday Gift Wrap iii [[ ..art isolated ]] (( 2004 ))](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8308368983_ea6804e758.jpg)
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Tag: x-mas
AMERICAN GREETINGS :: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES – “RAPHAEL” Ornament (( 2012 ))
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–>> The newest edition to American Greetings’s Holiday Ornament collection is a really cool “RETRO” styled Raphael. Hotly sold since September, the item should be relatively inexpensive and hopefully available at major retailers that sell A.G. products or Carlton Cards stores.
Two variations of the ornament exist in packaging only. The free hanging ornament ( the one seen here purchased at Toys R’ US ) was around a $7.00 price point or so, the exact same ornament in a boxed package was about $ 4 – 5 higher at around a $12 tho’ there have been specials recently in some locations offering the box A.G. ornaments at a slight discount pending where you shop. The box ornaments may be on an end-cap display with other A.G. licensed ornaments like Transformers, Care Bears, Dora the Explorer, ect. The ornament has been appearing on ebay in a very few cases for as much as $30 which is way too much.
So unless you’re desperate, look around your hometown at places like Khol’s, Kmart, TRU, or Carlton Cards ( & / or check their websites to purchase ) amoung other stores that sell A.G. products before you buy at auction online.
~ t
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KURT S. Adler :: “TMNT” HAND-CRAFTED GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT; ‘Leo’s Gifts’ (( 2009 ))
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KURT S. Adler :: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES “RAPHAEL” NUTCRACKER (( 2008 ))
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–>> .. interestingly, this Raphael has a tail that serves as the lever. As you may know, traditional nutcrackers have a lever that when lifted ..the character’s mouth will open & metaphorically or literally a nut can be placed in the jaws of the figure and it can be cracked ( .. a ‘nut’ cracker :p ).
Obviously, this is no traditional nutcracker and the “cracker” portion of the figure is underneath Raph’s fully sculpted head and chin & above his plastron. The head feels like a hard resin, plastron is a painted vinyl strip, and the rest is a mix of wood and fabrics and metal name plaque.
When you move the tail up, the central part of Raph’s chest barely moves down a quarter of an inch. You couldn’t really put anything in there to crack ( not that you’d want to.. this is not a functional item but for decor, durr. XD ) let alone a nut.
Hmm.. well maybe a small sunflower seed.
~ t
