Classic Collectible Mr Peanut Costume (Collectors) must Awesome must have Collectible. Start Price USD 1,000.00 Current Price USD 1,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location West Jordan, Utah See more about 'Classic Collectible Mr Peanut Costume (Collectors) must' Description Awesome  Collectable 51" tall Mr peanut costume. Made of Steel Mesh, and Fiberglass. This is an absolute must have for any collector of classic Advertising Memorobilia.  it is extra wide on the inside to fit most sizes.   History: Mr. Peanut was born in 1916, when Planters offered a prize for the best sketch suitable for adoption as a trademark. A 14-year-old Virginia Schoolboy submitted the winning entry: a drawing of a peanut with arms and legs labeled "Mr. Peanut". A commercial artist later added the top hat, monocle and cane. Mr. Peanut is the dandy advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He consists of a drawing of an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a cane. Since his conception, Mr. Peanut has appeared in many TV commercials as an animated cartoon character. More recent commercials have shown him computer animated in a real-world setting. His appearances are often accompanied by an elegant accented narrator, and throughout his extensive television life, Mr. Peanut has rarely spoken. He was invented by a pair of advertisers, Jennings and Hatton, whose families still retain some royalties from their creation. In 2006, Planters conducted an online poll to determine whether to add a bow tie, cufflinks, or a pocketwatch to Mr. Peanut. The public voted for no change.   Dont lose your chance to own a piece of american Iconic History. Place a Bid!