Antique Popeye the sailor Man puppet wooden
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| Management number | 48384593 | Release Date | 2026/02/03 | List Price | $57.52 | Model Number | 48384593 | ||
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Antique Popeye the sailor Man puppet wooden chipped pipe
His real name was Frank "Rocky" Fiegel.
He was born in 1868, in Poland and, as a child, immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled down in a small town in Illinois.
As a young man, Rocky went to sea.
After a 20-year career as a sailor in the Merchant Marines, Fiegel retired.
He was later hired by Wiebusch's Tavern in the city of Chester, Illinois as a ‘Bouncer’ to maintain order in the rowdy bar.
Rocky quickly developed a reputation for always being involved in fighting (and usually winning). As a result, he had a deformed eye ("Pop-eye").
He also ‘always’ smoked his pipe, so he always spoke out of one side of his mouth.
In his spare time as a bouncer, Rocky would entertain the customers by regaling them with exciting stories of adventures he claimed to have had over his career as a sailor crossing the ‘Seven Seas.’
The creator of Popeye, Elzie Crisler Segar, grew up in Chester and, as a young man, met
| Category | Toys & Collectibles > Action Figures & Accessories > Action Figures |
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| Condition | Good |
Bar & Counter Height Dining Sets
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