Clinton Frankenstein bucket

[Mike Scott]

Things just got interesting:

What's the interesting part?

[Monsters For Sale]

What's the interesting part?

There are now at least 2 different sellers who are making repro's of buckets that fetch as much as $1000.00. 

One seller is repro'ing copies.  The other is making somewhat better copies of originals and will soon be making copies of head speakers and branching out to make lamps.  I think it is only time before much better copies begin to be made.

Collectors have argued about copying for a long time.  I think this will be discussed/argued about by people pro and con on this site.  That seems interesting to me.

It sure stirred up debate when the  repro Big Franky Models came out.

[Mike Scott]

Collectors have argued about copying for a long time.  I think this will be discussed/argued about by people pro and con on this site.  That seems interesting to me.

Well, that part can be interesting, for sure.

[skully]

Well, years back the speaker head repro's were made, don't know how many, but, it was no real big deal.  Easily identified from original, seems like the same with these.  As with any type of re-pop, it's great for the person who can't afford an original, that goes for any type of collectible, but for the true die-hard collector, original is where it's at. But, those early speaker re-pops are getting a bit expensive.  Maybe the price now will drop for these. Honestly can't say the same for the originals though. I really could care less about these re-pops, and, with the Big Frankies, along with just about all of the other Aurora kits that were re-produced, well, the originals are still bringing some bucks, sometimes big bucks, although early on when they were being produced, (the copies), originals took a bit of a hit, but seems to have since re-bounded.  And, as usual, if the price does drop for originals, I'll buy, but, as usual, who's going to sell theirs.

[Dr. Jitters]

That is interesting.  And weird timing!  I had mine in the garage for years and years before I finally dug it out and made a mold of it to sell copies and then a guy starts selling copies within the same week!  Oh well.  We'll see.  I can't see the price dropping for originals.

[hugohernandez]

Agreed, I can't see the price dropping for the original buckets.    Its sad to see the repops, now when I see them years later at a yard sale, Ill break my neck to get to it only to be fooled by a resin copy.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frankenstein-Monster-Halloween-Candy-Bucket-Pail-Vintage-Style-Reproduction/232534889948?hash=item362428d5dc:g:jTIAAOSwR2RZ7o1n

[Monsters For Sale]

Agreed, I can't see the price dropping for the original buckets.    Its sad to see the repops, now when I see them years later at a yard sale, Ill break my neck to get to it only to be fooled by a resin copy. ... 

Maybe they will make a copy with a slit instead of a large hole - a Franky Bank.

[Jimi Bat]

How does one tell a repop from an original?

[Monsters For Sale]

How does one tell a repop from an original?

The Speaker head copy from some years ago is made of a funny hard foam material and feels kinda spongy.  They were issued with a wooden base that they sat on.

These new copies from the Burbank seller are resin copies of that speaker copy.  They don't have very fine dtail.

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The new copies from the Fort Wayne seller are resin copies of the original plastic bucket.  They were made from a front/back mold that left a line through the ears of the bucket in addition to reproducing the original mold's line that runs straight down ol' Frank's nose.  So the head looks like it was made from a four piece mold.  (The front and back seam from the copy mold doesn't quite line up.)

Pretty easy to tell them apart.

[hugohernandez]

Agreed that it would be obvious.  The original buckets are a thick wonderful translucent like PLASTIC.

those awful ( my opinion) resin copies are heavy mothers and if you drop one... oh well.

[Dr. Jitters]

The details are fine on the Burbank seller's copies.    The added photos on the listing can be magnified to your heart's content.  They have excellent detail.  That's all.

[hugohernandez]

Are you kidding me?   I don't get it, sure its a nice paint job but OVER 100 dollars?   
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frankenstein-Monster-Halloween-Candy-Bucket-Pail-Vintage-Style-Reproduction/232534889948?hash=item362428d5dc:g:jTIAAOSwR2RZ7o1n

[Monsters For Sale]

Are you kidding me?   I don't get it, sure its a nice paint job but OVER 100 dollars?   
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Frankenstein-Monster-Halloween-Candy-Bucket-Pail-Vintage-Style-Reproduction/232534889948?hash=item362428d5dc:g:jTIAAOSwR2RZ7o1n

Even the copy of a copy is up over $200.00.

An awful lot more than I would pay for either.

[Count Zero]

i can't believe this one just broke 400 bucks

[Monsters For Sale]

i can't believe this one just broke 400 bucks 

NOOOOOOOO!

I don't think the bidders really understand what it is they are bidding on - they can't.

Jeeze. 

(How's that head feeling, Monster Bob?)