Show THE 'nr DICKENS HOUSE MUSEUM LONDON PRESENTS Tfe Charles Dirhrns Bpoons rr -- yit Harii-paintr- spoons shun actual size f - i i Enlarged to show hand painted detail n Twelve unique collector's spoons portraying the most famous and beloved characters of Charles Dickens j Created by the esteemed British artist Peter Jackson— crafted in fine pewter and individually hand-painte- THE CHARLES DICKENS SPOONS d r be issued in limited edition Subscription deadline: July 31 1981 To shoulder And here too are Scrooge David Copperfield Mr Micawber Little Nell Sam Weller and Mr Pickwick Twelve spoons in all — sculptured in the very same style that Dickens brought to his writing Highly detailed Superbly realistic Endlessly enchanting Brought to life d colors with To craft 'The Charles Dickens Spoons' the Museum has appointed The Franklin Mint whose pewtersmiths will h the 'master' for each work — and each sculptured pewter spoon — using d Each spoon will then be painstakingly d brushes to define such minute details as the little or the individual stripes brass candlestick held by Scrooge of Sam Weller’s waistcoat The end result is a collection of spoons unlike any produced in the modern era Magically intricate — beautifully colored— a most impressive revival of the craftsmanship of the age of Dickens The Dickens House Museum will issue the collection once only in limited edition It will be available solely by direct subscription with a firm further limit of one collection per subsenber The edition will be permanently closed in the United States at the end of this calendar year — 1981 — and the Subscription Application on this page is valid only if postmarked by July 31 1981 Io subscribe be sure to return your application no later than juh 31 hand-painte- FROM THE AGE OF QUEEN VICTORIA right up to the present day the characters of Charles Dickens have delighted families throughout the world Now The Dickens House Museum in London announces a most unusual collection portraying the greatest characters of the world's most beloved author: 'The Charles Dickens Spoons' The Museum's new collection revives a tradition of sculptured collector's spoons that dates back centuries — and flourished particularly in the Victorian era Each spoon is crafted in fine pewter sculptured in three dimensions d and each is individually The detailed realism of Dickens — in sculpture Here is a miniature gallery of Dickens's most memorable characters superbly sculptured by the eminent Bntish artist Peter Jackson Oliver Tivist the work-hous- e orphan presents his empty bowl and cries out 'Please sir I want some more' Fagot master pickpocket clutches jealously at the little wooden chest which holds his stolen treasures Tenderhearted BobCratchit carnes Tiny Tim home from church on his hand-painte- - !' SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION hand-finis- hand-engra- hand-painte- fine-tippe- Valid only if postmarked by July 31 Limit: One collection per person The Dickens House Museum c o The Franklin Mint 1981 3145 Franklin Center Pennsylvania 19091 Please enter my subscription for 'The Charles Dickens Spoons' consisting of 12 sculptured spoons in fine pewd ter individually I need send no money now The spoons will be sent to me at the rate of one ever)’ other month and will be billed d for each pewter spoon in tw'o equal monthly installments of $1750 each beginning when my first spoon is ready A hardwood spoon rack for display of the complete set will also be sent to me at no added charg C "Pm mu state j le tax and ' hand-painte- 1 hand-painte- 1 Signature iLk ALiCAT'ONft AAt SUUCCT TO V' 'pM't tot and handling ACCPAnC Mr Mrs Ms PLtAftt PAINT CLCAALT Address City State i Zip j i |