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1922/80? "Love at First Sight" movie poster. "Fables Pictures, Inc., presents Aesop's Film Fables. Cartoonist: Paul Terry. Pathé Distributors." The original of this poster was released on 4/11/22. Matted and framed. $11.90 from Bob McDaniel, Lima, NY, through Ebay, May, '99.

A cat with roller skates and a sombrero serenades a lovely female cat on a balcony. What might this scene have to do with Aesop? I think I can discern a signature of "Morgan" from Cleveland in the lower right of the lithograph; I presume Morgan was the printer of the poster.

 

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1922/80? "The Dissatisfied Cobbler" movie poster. "Fables Pictures, Inc., presents Aesop's Film Fables. Cartoonist: Paul Terry. Pathé Distributors." The original of this poster was released on 2/8/22. Matted and framed. $7.95 from Bob McDaniel, Lima, NY, through Ebay, May, '99.

Cat on treadwheel chases mouse on treadwheel, and that power's a dog-cobbler's rotary machine for working on shoes. Signs on the shop wall say "Shoes left over 10 days belong to me" and "Save your soles -- Walk on your hands." What might this scene have to do with Aesop? There is a signature of "Morgan" in the lower right of the lithograph, though I cannot discern the rest of the logo; I presume Morgan was the printer of the poster.

 

1960? Aesop & Son wall plaque. 8" x 11" sheer plastic. $9.99 from Bob and Janice Johnson, Scottsdale, AZ, through Ebay, May, '01.

I have enjoyed the "Aesop and Son" cartoons.  I would never have expected to find an item like this.  Click on the image to see an enlarged version.