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Title: What is the name of this character?
Post by: GreenhornGirl on September 08, 2011, 06:41:26 PM

I've seen a variety of salt & pepper shakers made in Japan modeled after this character in a yellow hat & rain slicker, with a pipe and a fish slung over his shoulder.  I'm thinking it has to be designed after some sort of character, but I don't know who.  It looks like a mix between Sherlock Holmes, Hugh Hefner, and the Gortons guy.  Anyone know who these "characters" were modeled after?  The closest I've come is someone calling them "Cape Cod fishermen."

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: fancypants on September 08, 2011, 11:17:02 PM

Well , you can always get away with calling @ least one of these little fellers "The Old Salt" &/or "The Salty Fisherman" .

 ;D

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: KC on September 08, 2011, 11:47:00 PM

Agree!

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: Oceans64 on September 09, 2011, 08:11:29 AM

My second thought (after Sherlock Holmes) was the Gorden's Fisherman....  He had a beard tho  :-\

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: CuriousCollector on September 09, 2011, 08:13:32 AM

Quote from: Oceans64 on September 09, 2011, 08:11:29 AM

My second thought (after Sherlock Holmes) was the Gorden's Fisherman....  He had a beard tho  :-\

Me, too!  And the jingle has been in my mind ever since....

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: GreenhornGirl on September 09, 2011, 11:44:37 AM

Thanks, all!  (Luckily I don't know that jingle...)  ;)

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: KC on September 09, 2011, 01:28:45 PM

Thanks alot oceans64....now all I can hear in my mind is "Trust the Gorton's Fishermen......"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0cPU_0GNc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0cPU_0GNc&feature=related)

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: regularjoe2 on September 09, 2011, 02:39:44 PM

also has been known as 'the Wooster (like the 'sauce') fisherman' , 'the Nor-easter fisherman' , just to get a new tune playin' .... have seen a few 'like' these , with a N.E. 'Lobstah' theme .

Title: Re: What is the name of this character?
Post by: Oceans64 on September 10, 2011, 08:55:02 AM

Quote from: KC on September 09, 2011, 01:28:45 PM

Thanks alot oceans64....now all I can hear in my mind is "Trust the Gorton's Fishermen......"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0cPU_0GNc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0cPU_0GNc&feature=related)

 ;D  My work is done... hehehehe  ;D