Although I am calling myself a collector of hippopotamuses, I am in fact only a mere amateur when compared to some (what I call) real collectors. "Capable of finding a hippo" (in any store or flea market) would be a more accurate description of my level of collecting. This was of course, long before the internet era. Now, not only are hippos and hippo-products just a few clicks away, I also can enjoy the company of many hippo collectors who know their artists, brands and of course the hard to find collectables. I would never have expected a collectable (black & gold, hippo, see picture below) would join my collection. A wonderful Christmas present of my dear friend Sheila. She wrote to me: "This gift for you is a retired Kevin Francis "Facepot". They only made 2 hippos that were sold until 2005. The first one (grey color) came out in 2002, with only 195 made. This black with gold tone one came out in 2003. Only 22 of those were made. Most were sold in the UK."
Thank you Sheila, for giving me this wonderful gift (and the only hippo I own, who has its own Certificate of Authenticity!). Who knows, I will become a Real Collector like you, one day!
Horace The Hippopotamus
Inside Name: Horace The Hippopotamus, Inside Script: Got Mud? Artist: Andy Moss, Number: FP121G, Colorway: Black & Gold, Collection: Animal, Exclusive: Collectors Guild, Status: Retired, Release Date: July 1, 2003, Retirement Date: August 5, 2005, Edition Size: 22, Hand made and hand painted in Staffordshire, England, Produced by Peggy Davies Ceramics.
(photograph grey hippo from: britishcollectibles.net)
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