Colonel Rebel Mississippi Mascot
This
was a company that was producing in the last half of the 1990's,
from 1996 to 1999...RETIREMENT DATES carried over to 2000
only a couple of designs for schools retired in 2001 !!!
The Bean Bag Soft Sculpture,"Toy" craze was in FULL SWING!!!
The Collegiate Bean Bag Team Mascots were ALL OFFICIALLY LICENSED
PRODUCTS by the NCAA...
Displaying that important logo on the "hang tag" of each plush mascot.
EXTREMELY LIMITED IN PRODUCTION.
THIS IS A VINTAGE DESIGN FROM 1999...IT IS NOS (Brand) NEW OLD STOCK
!!!
Most of THESE "Bean Bags" were produced in less than 2000 units !!!
With the MOST PRODUCED for any College or University was ONLY 6000,
WORLDWIDE...
PERFECT FOR ALUMNI AND FANS LOOKING FOR something SPECIAL...
THAT REPRESENTS their COLLEGE or UNIVERSITY,
YET IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE...
A GOOD LOOKING MASCOT!!!
"Colonel Rebel" representing the University of Mississippi...
a Soft Fabric Sculpture...Southern Colonel!!!
SPECIAL NOTE: "Colonel Rebel" has NOT BEEN
a mascot used on the campus at Ole Miss since 2003 !!!
As stated on the inside of the "Hang tag" (swing tag) attached to the
left hand of "Colonel Rebel"...
"The kindly old southern gentleman known as Colonel Rebel is synonymous
with Ole Miss
He first appeared in the 1942 yearbook and has matured gracefully over
the years.
His features have been modified and redefined and he has become a widely
accepted emblem
of the University of Mississippi.
Issue Date........................1999
Retirement Date (of this piece)....2000
He measures: Sitting Height approximately 8-1/2" tall,
4" deep (sitting),
and 6" side to side, at widest points on feet.
An ADORABLE Southern Gentleman, with cute detailing (see photos) soft
fabric sculpture
This piece has long been Retired...since 2000
(the LAST year it was produced-1999).
It is BRAND NEW, PRISTINE CONDITION...it still has the new fabric
sheen on the plush materials.
We were a HUGE DEALER for this fine "plush" product from this
manufacturer.
HURRY COLLECTORS.................LAST ONE!!
"Colonel Rebel" has a large blue embroidered "M w/White Stars",
University of Mississippi logo, on his chest.
