Here's an old friend from the past. I did this one back in 2000 for a collector down in San Antonio, Texas. It ended up in Southern California and was recently put up for auction. It was purchased by a couple in Arkansas. Unfortunately, the previous owner didn't spend much time packing him up so he arrived beaten and broken. As I have a policy of guaranteeing my work for as long as I'm around to do it I told them to drop the poor guy off for some repair work. Well, he's back in the street, ringing his bell and hawking those Red Hots just like before. What a guy!
It's sad when people don't respect quality. Glad to see he is back selling again. Love the gold tooth.
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