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RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON

37th President of the United States

Individually and Sequentially Numbered Figurine

This listing is for an unpainted, injection molded plastic figurine of U.S. President Richard Nixon, made to look like the 3 inch Marx Presidents figurines of the 1950s and '60s.

Tens of thousands of presidential figurines made by the Marx Toy Company were sold over the years. Thousands of these vintage collectors items have appeared on eBay as individual listings and in sets, with the most recent president being Richard Nixon. Infrequently, the rare Ronald Reagan figure appears (made when he was a candidate for president in 1968). Because Marx was sold in 1972, they never made figurines of presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump or Joe Biden. Starting in 2003, collector Patric M. Verrone began producing figurines in the Marx tradition. Thousands of these new figurines have been produced and have been featured in WIRED Magazine (www.wired.com/2009/10/st-verrone-futurama/) and The New Yorker (www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/a-comedy-writer-makes-trump-collectibles).

Like the vintage Marx product, this figurine is about three inches tall (60mm) and injection-molded in a resin plastic. The name "NIXON" appears on the front of the base. The back of the base says "37TH 1969-74." Unlike the Marx figurines, each figurine is individually and sequentially numbered on the bottom of the base.

The original digital sculpt was created by Phil Ramirez of Ramirez Studios, in conjunction with Pretty in Plastic Design Studio in North Hollywood, California, and Design Masters in Toano, Virginia.

Also for sale separately are painted and unpainted figurines of U.S. presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. All ten figurines are also available as a set as well as with a plastic display stand, designed in the manner of the Styrofoam stand that accompanied the 1970 releases of the Marx sets. It can hold up to 49 figurines. These stands are also individually and sequentially numbered.

Elsewhere in my eBay store, figurines of presidential candidates, Supreme Court justices, and other Famous Americans designed in the Marx tradition are available. Additionally, figurines of Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Jill Biden can be special ordered.