March 11, 2024
Michelin Man (Bibendum or Mr. Bib) Plush Backpack VIP Promotional item - RARE
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Michelin Man (Bibendum or Mr. Bib) Plush Backpack VIP Promotional item - RAREThis is one awesome collector piece for the Michelin Man fan! Your little one will love this brand new Michelin Man backpack, or it could make a great addition to your Michelin Man (aka Mr. Bib) collection! This plush Michelin Man backpack measures about 19 inches long. It has a small zippered pouch on the back, and adjustable straps. This backpack is brand new. FREE SHIPPING TO 48 States ONLY. Shipping fees apply to anywhere/everywhere else - use ebay shipping calculator to estimate shipping costs. Wikipedia Info: Bibendum , commonly referred to as the Michelin Man , is the symbol of the Michelin tyre company. Introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 where the Michelin brothers had a stand, [1 ] Bibendum is one of the world's oldest trademarks . The slogan Nunc est bibendum (Now is the time to drink) is taken from Horace 's Odes (book I, ode xxxvii, line 1). He is also referred to as Bib or Bibelobis .[ 2] While attending the Universal and Colonial Exposition in Lyon in 1894, Edouard and André Michelin noticed a stack of tires that suggested to Edouard the figure of a man without arms. Four years later, André met French cartoonist Marius Rossillon , popularly known as O'Galop, who showed him a rejected image he had created for a Munich brewery—a large,
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