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[[File:Redwalltvgoblet.jpg|700px|center|''Redwall'' promotional goblet]]

This edition of the Redwall Collectors Community series will be visiting the Nelvana [[Redwall TV Series]].

Many months ago a ''[[Redwall]]'' fan e-mailed me a photo of this goblet emblazoned with the logo from the Redwall TV Series. Considering I had never seen it before, I was shocked.

And I knew I had to have one too, so I set about finding out more about them and locating one of these "grails".

The ''Redwall'' goblets were manufactured in December [[2000]] by Carson Industries for a PBS promotion. The goblet comes with an insert card that describes the material it is made out of, Statesmetal, which is a custom-developed alloy designed to emulate pewter. The card also states that each item made out of Statesmetal is crafted by the traditional technique of hand-pouring molten metal into molds.

Only 250 goblets were made, and it was never re-ordered. Additionally, the die used for the logo no longer exists, so it's impossible to make any more.

Along with a video cassette of the [[Redwall - The Movie (1999)|1999 Redwall movie]] and a ''Redwall'' poster, the goblets were provided to PBS viewers in return for donations to support PBS programming.

While questing for one of these long lost grails, I had the feeling there had to be other promotional items related to the ''Redwall'' TV series lurking out there as well. It turns out I was right. Among other things, I learned that the following ''Redwall'' TV series swag was also made:

*Custom Woven [[Tapestry]] Blankets
*Sheets of Die Cut Stickers
*Sheets of Custom Tattoos
*Custom Imprinted Burlap Bags

In addition to the goblet, I managed to locate 2 out of these 4 items. In the set of custom temporary tattoos, there are 4 characters: [[Matthias]], [[Cornflower]], [[Basil Stag Hare]], and [[Martin the Warrior]] carrying an axe.

I also found the custom woven tapestry blanket, which is not the type of blanket designed for warmth, but indeed designed for hanging, like a tapestry. The blanket is approximately 5.75 feet in length by 4.41 feet in width, and it's a very nice display of the characters from [[Redwall - Season 2|Season Two]].

I'm sure there are other items floating around too, this is just a handful of them. If you know of other ''Redwall'' TV series promotional gear, let us know!

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File:Redwalltvtattoos.jpg|Tattoos
File:Redwalltvtapestry.jpg|Tapestry
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