#the kermit collection

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

This is my mom's vintage Kermit the Frog watch from the 90s. I cannot for the life of me find a single scrap of information about it anywhere online. The only result that confirms this watch even exists is a long dead listing without a price on an auction house website (apparently you can pay a subscription fee to see the price, but I'm not doing that). This watch isn't listed on the Muppets wiki with the othet pieces of the Kermit Collection, and it doesn't have any manufacturer info on it, just the copyright for the Henson company.

My mom has kept this watch in storage for years, I haven't seen it since the early 2000s, and I misremembered what condition it was in. I knew something was loose inside, and I thought one of the hands had snapped off, but it was actually the border of the mirror Kermit is looking into. I thought it was damaged beyond repair, but that's a super easy fix. Pop the glass off, glue it back into place, pop the back off, put in a new battery, good as new!

I have no clue who made it or when. This is the entire text on the back:

STAINLESS STEEL BACK ↑ JAPAN ⚡377 WATER RESISTANT V-246 HENL6616

KERMIT COLLECTION

TM & © Jim Henson Co.

And the strap just says

©Henson

GENUINE LEATHER

HONG KONG

I assume HENL6616 stands for Henson model 6616, but according to google, bing, and duckduckgo, that code has never been written on the internet before. It's hard to see on the fifth photo, but it's definitely 6616, not 6676.

⚡377 is the battery, an AG4 377

I have no idea what V-236 means. I'll pop it open later tonight and see if there's anything written inside. Hopefully the battery compartment isn't corroded to hell. If not, I could have it up an running in a matter of hours.

Her birthday is in October, and I think this is the perfect gift. Fingers crossed it still works.

#kermit the frog #kermit #the kermit collection #kermit collection #muppet collection #kermit watch #muppet watch #muppets #muppet #the muppets #jim henson company #henson #jim henson #wrist watch #horology #vintage #collector's item #vintage watch #1990s

[muppetationalcollectables]

Set of 12 "Muppet Show" buttons produced in 1977 in the UK. They were also sold at the Muppet Stuff store in New York City. The manufacturer is unknown; the only marks on the buttons say, "HA! 1976-77"

#kermit the frog #miss piggy #fozzie bear #great gonzo #scooter #rowlf the dog #dr teeth #animal #floyd pepper #zoot #sam the eagle #statler #waldorf #1970s #buttons #collectables #memorabilia

[bosco-daily]

piper and ivy have discovered late-night partying leads to all-day sleeping...

bosco and his personal hero, kermit the frog 💚

#clown #clown doll #clown husbandry #clowncore #clownblr #clown collection #clown community #clown collector #kermit the frog #the muppets

[conservallama]

You put all this effort in, and now all there is left to do is wait. Tell us what you've tried to make people show up? What works? What doesn't work?

___ Follow for more memes from the GLAM world 🖼📙🗄🏛

GLAM - 🖼Galleries📙Libraries🗄Archives🏛Museums . . .

#conservation #artconservation #preservation #heritage #careofcollections #collectionscare #objects #collections #museums #materials #preserve #meme #museummemes #memedaily #itsover #display #kermit #exhibition #galleries #visitors #museumvisitors #culture #museum #memes #memer

[autistic-hippie-squirrel]

Organizing stuff

Kermit and Constantine bonus

#silly #yippee #the muppets #art #muppets are gay #dr teeth and the electric mayhem #miss piggy #muppet art #kermit the frog #constantine #monster high #collection #organization

[thenumberfives]

so i just give my 10-12 disc dvd cases new labels wanna see em

#fives #dvd #dvd collection #scooby-doo #shaggy #norville shaggy rogers #muppets #the muppets #kermit #kermit the frog #rugrats #tommy pickles

[driveintheaterofthemind]

Arthouse Muppets

The Crustacean Collection

Art by Bruce McCorkindale

#Arthouse Muppets #Muppets #The Muppets #Film #400 Blows #The 400 Blows #The Third Man #Third Man #Fozzie Bear #Fozzie #Kermit The Frog #Kermit #Art #Criterion Collection #Bruce McCorkindale

[rj-opp]

Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker

#bayo #bayonetta 2 #bayonett #kerminetta #kerminetta 2 #yall thought it was over? #bet #we demand bayo 2 kermit outfit mod #we as a collective braincell #aka me as that collective braincell

[ellouroumo]

16-inch Miss Piggy Dolls by Designer Robert Tonner with matching Kermits

#muppets #miss piggy #kermit the frog #kermit #dolls #toys #merchandise #i need to start taking pics of my customs like this #doll collection #doll photography #fashion dolls #doll collector #dollcore #the muppets #robert tonner

[fangswbenefits]

Just wanted to pop in and say that you’re probably one of my favorite blogs on tumblr (and I’ve been on here for awhile) like your fics are TOP TIER some of the best fanfics I’ve read, you’re so sweet and hilarious when answering asks (those Kermit memes kill me every time) but still keep your boundaries with ppl pressuring you for more fics which I respect you SO much for. You’re the best💕💗 can’t wait to read more from you!!

Hello, dear friend 🥺 aaaah what a great way to start the day! 🩷

Thank you so much for this… my heart just did a flip ans ran a marathon! What do I even reply to this??? I love this level of kindness… 🥺

#answered ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ #my kermit meme collection is absurd BUT WE MOVE

[squidthrift]

Vintage Kermit the Frog Phone

Made in 1983 by Henson Associates, INC. Twas the era of fun and funky novelty phones. They genuinely do not make them like they used to. Its a damn shame. I love a good Kermie, more than I love a good novelty item! This is no exception. Its a bit dirty but I'm sure a true merchandise connoisseur would take care of that right away. I heard a rumor that if you dial '*69' that Miss Piggy herself will answer...

#jokes #kermit #kermit the frog #vintage #frog #novelty #phone #auction #collectible #merchandise #Jim Henson #the muppets

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

The search for my mom's old Kermit the Frog watch has come to a dead end.

The manufacturer, Genender International, changed its name to Gennco in the 2000s, but their website redirects to one of their brands, Hamlin Watches. The copyright on the bottom of the page hasn't been updated since 2010, and the physical address now belongs to a stripmall UPS store. I gave their CONTACT US email a shot over a month ago, but as expected that lead went nowhere fast. When I checked in June the CEO's Linkedin page had been dormant since the mid-2010s, but when I checked again last week it said I had to be logged in to view it.

I don't know what I expected to happen if I were able to contact him. These watches were contracted 25 or 30 years ago, I doubt he would have personally kept any files about them, and the company's original website/servers have long since been deleted. I could try and contact someone at the Henson Company or Disney, but Kevin Perjurer I am not. They're not gonna get back to some small-time schmuck like me.

Other watches in the same collection exist and are available on ebay, but my mom's specific mirror watch exists only in the aether now. Hers is probably the last one that still exists, otherwise some superfan would have found one and archived it on some wiki.

#kermit the frog #the kermit collection #kermit #watch #wrist watch #1990s #gennco #genender International #disney #muppets #jim henson company

[muppetationalcollectables]

Assorted promotional Muppet buttons! (Click images for release years.)

#kermit the frog #miss piggy #1980s #1990s #buttons #collectables #memorabilia

[tadpal]

also ive started carrying around my Spawned In The Usa Muppets trading card around in the back of my phone like an icon of a saint and i prop him up on a coffees cup when i work for strength and it didn't occur to me that this was maybe weird until i saw my deskmate at this cafe stare at it for a very long moment

#i hope spawned in the usa kermit collectable trading card is also gibing them the hope to continue and strength to go on #tad talks

[galvanized-art]

KERMIE IS LIVE!

Preorders are now open for my Kermit the Frog enamel pin! Production will begin after 10 orders or 60 days, so the sooner you order, the sooner these pins will get here!

#kermit the frog #the muppets #kermit #hard enamel #enamel pins #preorder #pin collection #pin collector

[kazoosandfannypacks]

sorry, we, uh, we put your boyfriend in a discord message as a string of numbers and symbols and he. he got turned into a file. yeah, it filed him. he's no longer in the format he once was and it's frustrating for everyone involved. yeah, we were just trying to use him as a math example. sorry.

#kazzy's diary #tumblr's collective boyfriend #kermit out of context