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January 24, 2014: Rare Syroco Superman Statue Heads to Auction
Posted by Neil Cole
As part of their latest auction, Morphy Auctions in Denver, PA is offering an assortment of rare and vintage Superman collectibles and memorabilia from the 1940's, 50's, and 60's.
Among the featured items is a vintage 1942 Syroco Superman Statue (pictured at right) listed as all original and in excellent condition which is very rare as these statues are extremely fragile and have usually been repaired due to breaks and cracks.
Here is a general description of this very rare statue:
Superman Syroco Statue (DC, 1942). Adolph Holstein, a skilled European immigrant woodcarver, founded the Syracuse Ornamental Co. in 1890. Unable to keep up with demand for his intricate carvings, Holstein developed a process to mass-produce replicas of the carvings by compressing a mixture of wood, flour, waxes, and resins into molds.
In the 1930s and 1940s, the company changed its name to Syroco Inc. and manufactured a line of novelty items and figurines of popular entertainers, personalities, and comic strip characters, and were sold in roadside souvenir shops.
In 1942, Syroco released their most popular and successful figure--SUPERMAN. The 5 1/2" tall Superman statues were not offered for sale; instead, they were a promotional item from DC Comics for Superman comic books to distributors and retailers. The production was limited to only 100 pieces of which 88-90 were brown with a red logo & cape while another 10-12 were fully painted.
Other Superman items featured in the auction include:
View the complete list of Superman items up for auction at https://www.invaluable.com.
