Kewpies were the idea of Rose O'Neill, an artist and poet, who wrote and illustrated articles in home magazines in the early 1900s. The Kewpies were used in advertising Jello, Edison Phonographs, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Kodak Cameras, Colgate Talc Powder,…
Q: For over 60 years I have had two 34-inch paper dolls. One is Shirley Temple and the other is a little girl with curly blond hair, brown shoes and blue overall shorts. Each doll has five outfits with paper…
ADVERTISINGMcDonald's Restaurant hat, paper and mesh, Cellucap Manufacturing, 1950, $30Swift & Co. Premium Oleomargarine pocket calendar, 1917, black background, blond girl holding dish with margarine, "Serves the Nation," 1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in., $55Sterling Super-Bru Beer sign, green ground,…
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