The figures, among several used to make the special, are the first encountered by the auctioneers at Profiles in History, which specializes in selling rare and coveted Hollywood memorabilia. Rankin later gave them to his secretary, who gave them to her nephew, who owned them until Lutrario bought them in 2005. The figures would make their to the New York offices of Arthur Rankin Jr. It’s been a TV staple ever since with its tale, based on the 1939 song, of a year when Christmas was almost canceled, the misfit reindeer who saved it, an elf with dreams of being a dentist, and an island full of cast-away toys. The show, produced by the company that would become Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, first aired Dec. Not only can you move the arms, the legs, the head, you can move the fingers, the thumbs. “They’re still malleable,” he said, “and it’s very detailed. Lutrario, who bought them about 15 years ago after seeing them appraised on “Antiques Roadshow” on PBS, says that even after well over five decades you can manipulate them as the original animators did. View Gallery: Best Christmas movies ever, ranked (including 'Elf,' 'Scrooged')
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