As I’ve previously explained, I just sort of fell into collecting lighthouses after Guiding Light was cancelled. My cousin Jewelsam gave me one and it was like having a little bit of the show that I could physically hold. Since then I’ve steadily added to my collection although I try to chose lighthouses that look the most like the ones on the show.
The lighthouse to the left is part of collection my cousin Jewelsam gave me for Christmas. This one, unusually, is made of wood. It’s also one of my bigger models being just shy of a foot tall. I think the top is especially good and looks like the lighthouse set used throughout the 1990s on Guiding Light. It came with a tag. It was part of the series Old World Beacons. The tag reads “The Lighthouse has long been an inspirational landmark, renown for its ability to guide courageous seafarers safely to port. Herco [who I think is the artist] has captured the historic spirit of these harbor beacons. We are proud to offer over forty stunning replicas of lighthouses found throughout the United States and France.” This particular lighthouse depicts the lighthouse in Fire Island, New York. It was copyrighted in 1999. (The first full year of Manny. ♥)
The second photo below was another one from my cousin’s Christmas present to me. It was fitting because it was a Christmas present and this figurine is clearly decorated for Christmas. It’s painted red, green, white, and brown. Snow (covered with glitter) is scattered around like it is during an early season storm. Wreaths hang at various doors and windows and garland hangs under the railing deck. It’s made of ceramic and sadly the painting could have stood a little more care.
Christmas LIghthouse
A company name, “Cobblestone Corners” and the date of 2002 is impressed into the bottom. (2002 was another pretty good Manny year.) A quick search tells me that while the wood lighthouse is a series of lighthouses, this one is part of a lightup village (a hole in the bottom would allow a bulb to be pushed through and holes in the tour and house would allow light to come out and glow). It was a Department 56 village called Cobblestone Corner. They sell various buildings all with the idea of creating Christmas tableaus. Turns out you can buy lots of accessories to go with this lighthouse, but it will have to get used to being with other lighthouses in my collection.
Find previous collection posts on the Lighthouse Collection #15:
http://glmanny.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/lighthouse-collection-15
Tags: Collecting Lighthouses, GL, Guiding Light
