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Continued from Page 1 December 1909 Christmas issue. O'Neill's ended. In 1947, following For most antiquers,
The history of Kewpie dolls is actually Kewpies created an overnight sensation the wishes of O'Neill, O'Neill's name is
the history of their creator—Cecilia Rose and several publications commissioned her Joseph Kallus was granted unknown, but her creation
O'Neill. O'Neill, born in 1874, showed work, and several companies purchased all rights to the Kewpie is everywhere. It is almost
remarkable talent as a commercial advertising trademark, patent, and impossible to walk into an
young artist, winning rights from O'Neill to copyright, promising to antique store and not see
a drawing contest for use Kewpie characters always "protect the good a Kewpie somewhere, and
children in 1889. Her on numerous items will and name of Rose at any antique paper sale,
drawing, Temptation, such as jewelry, dishes, O'Neill and her Kewpie where postcards abound,
was so good, the editors books, postcards, comic creation." there will be hundreds
of the Omaha World strips, etc. But Kewpies As with all collectibles, of Kewpie postcards to
Herald newspaper, who remained in illustrative Kewpie postcards depend choose from.
sponsored the contest, form until 1911 when on condition and rarity. So if Kewpies haunt
found it difficult to believe The Woman's Home Unused postcards are your dreams as they
a teenage girl drew it. Companion and Ladies generally worth more did O'Neill's, and you
It was while recovering Home Journal published than used ones; however, are drawn to collecting
from depression that "Kewpie Kutouts" paper some collectors believe a Kewpie New Year's
O'Neill dreamed of elfin- dolls in their children's used postcard adds a bit postcards, start collecting
like creatures that would pages. Soon after this, of social history to the Circa 1910 Kewpie New Year’s now because these cute
become her Kewpie George Borgfeldt & Co., card. postcard; $18. cards go up in price every
designs and change her life a famous marketing and To discover more year; although, original
and the face of advertising distribution company, about pricing guidelines Kewpie New Year's
forever. Later, in an for Kewpie postcards may still be purchased in the
article in The Woman’s Old Rose O’Neill Kewpie postcard New Year's range of $5-$15 for the most part.
Home Companion, O'Neill “New Year’s Luck;” $40. Day postcards Estate sales are some of the best
said of the dream, the and Kewpies places to look for Kewpie New Year's Day
creatures "were all over my room, on my in general, you postcards or any old postcards for that
bed and one perched on my hand… Well, c ontr ac te d might want matter. Occasionally these cards can still
in the morning I rose less reluctantly than with O'Neill to consider be found at garage sales, and, of course,
usual and made some drawings of the little to "produce joining one flea markets are wonderful places to hunt
persons that had played on my bedspread a variety of the many for Kewpie postcards. Some collectors build
in the night. They had plumb, naked bodies of Kewpie Kewpie Doll entire collections only hunting for them on
and a small topknot of hair, and I named figurines and Clubs in the Internet. While it is true that there are
my visitors 'Kewpie,' by way of a pet name dolls." existence. A many, many Kewpie New Year's postcards
for cupid. Of course, I should have spelled it On April 6, large one with offered everyday on eBay, sitting at home
'Cupie,' but the 'K' seemed funnier then, to 1944, at the 1925 Kewpie New Year’s postcard international and staring at a computer takes most of the
begin it with." age of seventy, printed by Gibson Art Company; $30. affiliations is fun out of the hunt.

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