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Bibendum Michelin Man Vintage from Paris Rarely Available Advertising Figure For Sale


Bibendum Michelin Man Vintage from Paris Rarely Available Advertising Figure
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Bibendum Michelin Man Vintage from Paris Rarely Available Advertising Figure:
$599.00

Michelin Man Bibendum Vintage Original Cast Display !

was born from a stack of tyres on a stand at the 1894 Lyon exhibition and from the ingenious intuition of Andre Michelin who saw it in the silhouette of a man and managed to breathe life into it, as well as having a wonderful sense of humour. His motto was \'nunc est bibendum\', or \'The tyre that drinks up obstacles\', a reference to the ability of Michelin tyres to absorb obstacles without puncturing.

The company\'s symbol is Bibendum, the Michelin Man, introduced in 1898 by French artist O\'Galop (pseudonym of Marius Rossillon), and one of the world\'s oldest trademarks. André Michelin apparently commissioned the creation of this jolly, rotund figure after his brother, Édouard, observed that a display of stacked tyres resembled a human form. Today, Bibendum is one of the world\'s most recognized trademarks, representing Michelin in over 150 countries.

The 1898 poster showed him offering the toast Nunc est bibendum (\"Cheers!\" in Latin) to his scrawny competitors with a glass full of road hazards, with the title and the tag \"\'À votre santé\': Le pneu Michelin boit l\'obstacle\" (\'Cheers!\': The Michelin tyre drinks/soaks up obstacles). It is unclear when the word \"Bibendum\" came to be the name of the character himself. At the latest, it was in 1908, when Michelin commissioned Curnonsky to write a newspaper column signed \"Bibendum\".

The name of the plump tyre-man has entered the language to describe the appearance of someone obese or wearing comically bulky clothing: \"How can I wrap up warm without looking like the Michelin Man?\".

His shape has changed over the years. O\'Galop\'s logo was based on bicycle tyres, and wore glasses and smoked a cigar. By the 1980\'s, Bibendum was being shown as a running Bib, and in 1998, a slimmed-down version became the company\'s new logo; his vision had improved, and he had long since given up smoking. The slimming of the logo reflected both lower-profile, smaller tyres on sport compact automobiles and a more athletic, slimmer, and trimmer Bib.


What you see on the picture is what you\'ll be getting! Over 20cm tall and originates from the grange in France! Weighing 715 grammes, this is one of 2 from my private collection. They were sent for polished and cost me quite a lot just doing that, just looking for the right person for the job itself is so time consuming! ! Please feel free to ask for more info, lovely Michelin Collectibles figure sold on a as is basis. I am no expertin the item and herebypresent it to you as best as i can.The bottle stand is not included in the sale.A MUST HAVE for all collector and a BEAUTIFUL piece that will make it\'s new owner feel proud! Original piece or your money back!! Paypal can do.Selling most of the michelin man, so do check out the rest on my .


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