Sculpted Figure. USA. Tom Clark. Al R Gee. Gnome Carrying a Hay Bale & Handkerchief. 1986. 7.5''H

(September, 1988) Al loves harvest time, and he loves flowers, but they don't love him. He's never without a capsule for his hay fever. He has just sneezed, so his eyes are watering and are slightly crossed. He's holding a hanky to his nose, but there's still a smile behind it. Al's good friend Arthur, and his pals Rosie and Pete sympathize with him when the pollen count is high. Poor Al is standing by an edelweiss flower on the Austrian coin, and he's carrying a bale of hay that weighs 1/4 lb. The price of hay this year is 4 cents/lb so Al earned one cent - the "wheat" penny on the base.