Figure, Toy
Object number2008.35.21
Manufacturer
Kenner Products
Date1997-1998
MediumVarious plastics; paint; paper; ink
Credit LineGift of Andrea Pasquarelli
DescriptionAutographed toy figure in package of Mario Lemieux in full uniform, holding hockey stick. Card featuring colored photograph of Lemieux on top right of package.Dimensions9 x 8 x 2.25 in. (22.9 x 20.3 x 5.7 cm)InscriptionsTop left corner, screen printed in blue and white, "STARTING LINEUP", also in French and Spanish; directly below, colored sticker, "19 [NHL logo] 98 / ALL STAR GAME / VANCOUVER"; same symbol next to it, in French.
Black hand signature of Lemieux.
In top center: NHL logo; NHLPA logo.
Top right corner, above card: "10th YEAR / 1997 / EDITION" also in French and Spanish.
On back: top, "STARTING / LINEUP" also in French and Spanish.
In center: 26 full colored NHL team logos / "LOOK FOR MORE STARTING / LINEUP PLAYERS FROM THE / NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE!" also in French and Spanish.
MarksLower right corner, in white and blue, "Kenner".
Historical NotesCollectible action figure of Mario Lemieux, legendary Pittsburgh Penguins Captain. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh sports memorabilia owned by donor Andrea Pasquarelli's late mother Joanne Pasquarelli.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Penguins
Related person
Mario Lemieux
(born 1965)
Previous owner
Joanne Pasquarelli
Related institution
National Hockey League
Related institution
National Hockey League Players' Association
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