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Vintage Canterbury Belts Latex Store Display Hussar Officer Uniform w Mustache
$ 41.71
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Description
Vintage Canterbury Belts LTD Hussar Officer Latex Advertiser Store DisplayThis unusual, Canterbury Belts Ltd latex, Hussar Officer, advertiser display form is from the late 1960's. The uniform on this peculiar character resembles most to United Kindom's 11th Regiment Hussars /Prince Albert's Own formed in 1715 worn by a Hindu officer.
Canterbury Belts was most famous for their Surcingle Belt - a piece that came to be associated with preppy or Ivy League-dressed men in the late 1960's.
Some models of this Officer have a belt display rod running through the shoulder area but this one does not include the rod.
This lightweight, latex, display piece is 23.75" tall.
The triangular base is 7" long x 5.5" wide.
It is marked on the back Artistic Latex Form Co. N.Y.
The blow-mold form is a depiction of a Royal Army Hussar Officer - from the 1850's Crimean War.
Condition: The figure needs paint touch ups where the latex is showing through, the chipping is moderate. Also please note the rifle had a barrel that would be inserted at the end of the latex form such barrel can be a piece of wood painted black. All easy fixes. No cracks observed or chips. As found condition, no attempts to refurbish have been made.