JOE BIDEN FIGURINE

JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN, JR.

46th President of the United States

Individually and Sequentially Numbered Figurine

This listing is for a hand-painted, injection molded plastic figurine of President Joe Biden, made to look like the 3 inch Marx Presidents figurines of the 1950s and '60s.

Tens of thousands of presidential figurines made by the Marx Toy Company were sold over the years.  Thousands of these vintage collectors items have appeared on eBay as individual listings and in sets, with the most recent president being Richard Nixon.  Infrequently, the rare Ronald Reagan figure appears (made when he was a candidate for president in 1968).  Because Marx was sold in 1972, they never made figurines of presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump or Joe Biden.  Starting in 2003, collector Patric M. Verrone began producing figurines in the Marx tradition.  Thousands of these new figurines have been produced and have been featured in WIRED Magazine and The New Yorker.

Like the vintage Marx product, this figurine is about three inches tall (60mm), injection-molded in a resin plastic, and painted with enamel paint.  The name "BIDEN" appears on the front of the base.  The back of the base is blank.  Unlike the Marx figurines, each figurine is individually and sequentially numbered on the bottom of the base.  The original digital sculpt was created by Phil Ramirez of Ramirez Studios, in conjunction with Pretty in Plastic Design Studio in North Hollywood, California, and Design Masters in Toano, Virginia.