Kewpie Doll Sitting Posture

Rubber Kewpie doll. No makers mark, circa 1970/80's.

 

A unusual chubby rubber Kewpie figurine in sitting posture. Perfect to add to your vintage toy collection! Also great for adding that special touch to your vintage baby nursery or childs room decor!!  Jointed head.

 

The toy is in a good preloved condition, with some wear consistent with its age.

 

A little Kewpie History: Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were initially conceived as comic strip characters by artist and writer Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Waltershausen, Germany beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early twentieth century. The Kewpie dolls were initially made out of bisque exclusively, but composition versions were introduced in the 1920s and celluloid versions were manufactured in the following decades. In 1949, Effanbee created the first hard plastic versions of the dolls, and soft rubber and vinyl versions were produced by Cameo Co. and Jesco between the 1960s and 1990s.

 

This is a vintage item. Vintage items are sold in used, as-is, pre-owned condition. Vintage items by nature have some wear, imperfections and signs of use, age and time. Please look carefully at all of the provided photos to be sure you're happy with its condition.

 

Weight: 151 g, height: 15.5 cm.