Sir Franklin is a Penny Pony adopted by Franklin School in Missoula. The right to design this horse was won by June Brown's 1991-92 fifth-grade class.
The bulldog on the shield is the mascot of Franklin School. (Sir Franklin is shown here before being decorated with his pennies.)
Adopted by: Missoula School Children
Designer: Franklin 5th Graders & John Thompson
Head carved by: Jack Gillespie
Neck carved by: John Thompson
Body carved by: Mike Wehmeyer
Sanders: Gregg Dalton, Ione Briedlander, Ethel Diettert
Painters: Vanelle Nurse, Paula Albers
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