History and Culture by Bicycle

This blog is about historical and cultural sites, places and events all over the world visited by bicycle or that could be visited by bicycle. It is to show that a motor vehicle does not always have to be used and it is often better to visit these places by bicycle.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Private Collection: Bedtime Bert

The Applause company produced Sesame Street figurines. One such figurine was Bedtime Bert.

This piece is currently in a private collection in NW Iowa.

References:
Muppet Wikia
Sesame Street Bert

Previous articles in the series:
Private Collection: Kodak Partytime Instant Camera
Private Collection: Kiwi Shoe Server Kit
Private Collection: 1930's Listerine Bottle
Private Collection: The New Orpheum 80th Anniversary Commemorative Merlot Bottle
Private Collection: Fat's Inagural Great Beer Ride Across Iowa Bottle
Private Collection: Odell Brewing and Boulevard Brewing Companies Silver Anniversary Bottle
Private Collection: 2012 Model A Day Lager Bottle
Private Collection: c.1961 Motorola Record Player
Private Collection: California Raisin

Posted by John Vodochodsky at 9:06 PM

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