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'''Charles Muenchinger''' is a sculptor from Provence, Rhode Island. In [[1981]], he and artist [[Bonnie Zackerle]] created [[My Pretty Pony]], the toy that would eventually grow into the ''[[My Little Pony]]'' series.

==History==
Very little of Muenchinger's life is known. The earliest known mention of Muenchinger was in [[1973]] in the ''Afro-American artists; a bio-bibliographical directory'', a directory of African American artists, whihch referenced him as being museum guest instructor in [[1971]]. On {{D|Nov|28|1977}}, he filed his first two known toy inventions at [[Hasbro]], and in  [[1981]], he filed the patent for ''[[My Pretty Pony]]''. <ref>[https://patents.justia.com/inventor/charles-muenchinger ''Justia'']</ref><ref>''[https://archive.org/details/officialgazette984unit/page/n17/mode/2up?q=%22Charles+Muenchinger%22 Official gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office]''</ref> 

In [[2016]], he appeared at an nautical antique show, showcasing his models.<ref>[https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/seventh-times-a-charm-forthe-nautical-antiques-show/ "Seventh Time’s A Charm For The Nautical Antiques Show" - "Charles Muenchinger of Central Falls, R.I., arrayed a #7 model ship’s stove cast by Tyson Furnace, Plymouth, Vt., 1839, with a photograph of the ''Morningstar'' >on Lake Erie, a macramé bag and a pond model."]</ref><ref>''Maine Antique Digest, April 2017</ref>

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