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  Kewpie doll (toy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kewpie is also a popular brand of Japanese mayonnaise sold in plastic squeeze bottles with a Kewpie doll logo.
Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on illustrations by Rose O'Neill that appeared in Ladies' Home Journal in 1909.
The Kewpie doll is the mascot of Kewpee Hamburgers, a chain of fast-food restaurants originally founded in 1923 in Flint, Michigan by Samuel V. Blair under the name "Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kewpie_doll_(toy)   (408 words)

  
 Online Exhibits - Yesterday's Toys - Dolls - Kewpie Dolls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kewpie dolls were made by many companies both in the United States and abroad.
Kewpies were made from a variety of materials, including bisque, celluloid, and composition.
Kewpie dolls were often given as prizes at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks.
www.ohiokids.org /oe/yt/10g.shtml   (140 words)

  
 Dolls, Figures : Kewpie : All Items on Ruby Lane
The darling celluloid Kewpie stands 9 3/4 inches high.She is marked Made in Japan.Lovely google eyes and wavy hair like Betty Boop.Unfortunately she is missing part of one arm and her tummy has been pushed in with some splitting to the celluloid...
The cherub is hinged at the shoulders as the Kewpies with frozen hips.
Rose O'Neill's creation of the kewpie was followed by years of dolls, metal items, dishes and a great volume of miscellaneous items long after her death.
search.rubylane.com /search/,id=25.26.html   (1325 words)

  
 Kewpie Paper Dolls
Kewpie Kin by Artcraft #4488, mint and uncut, Paper Dolls with wrap-around dressmaker costumes, circa 1967, not a reproduction, but original.
The Kewpies, a paper doll book with Kewpieville Standups by Artcraft #4461, circa 1963-1968, mint and uncut, original, not a reproduction.
The Kewpies #1330 by Saalfield, circ 1963, a paper doll book, mint and uncut, not a reproduction.
www.hersmine.com /Paper_Kewpie.htm   (133 words)

  
 Kewpie, kewpie doll history, kewpie mayonnaise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kewpie Kewpie and, less often, Capucine, are the chosen names of Eugene Fritz,.
Kewpie It just came out that the Brunswick NAS is now on the "close" rather than the "realign" part of the 2005 BRAC.
Kewpie The subject of the historical treasure for this week is the beloved Kewpie doll, created in 1909 by Rose O¡¯Neill as a character in a story.
www.knittingkit.org /kewpie.html   (1002 words)

  
 Kewpie Dolls by Rose O'Neill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I have a 1" Kewpie doll which buttons into a buttonhole and was apparently used as a party favor.
The O'Neill Kewpies have labels on some and in order to be positive about a bisque they should include Rose O'Neill on the bottom of their feet.
She has pictures of some of the rarest Kewpies, which most of us may never be lucky enough to see.
www.myantiquemall.com /AQstories/kewpies/Kewpies.html   (798 words)

  
 Kewpie Doll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Kewpie doll is a particular style of doll, awarded as a carnival prize and often collected.
"Kewpie Doll" is a popular song, recorded by Perry Como and Frankie Vaughan among others.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kewpie_Doll   (110 words)

  
 Antique Reproduction Dolls - Kewpie
This Kewpie is a reproduction of the dolls produced by Rosie O’Neill from 1912 to 1935.
The original Kewpies were most often found with molded hair and painted eyes, but other versions were also produced.
At 11" tall, this Kewpie is a wonderful size for a small display case, or as filler among larger dolls.
www.sowatzka.com /antiqueREPRO/rkewpie.htm   (116 words)

  
 16 Inch Kewpie Doll
The first Kewpie® dolls and figurines date from 1912 and were based on the original illustrations of Rose O'Neill.
In 1949, Effanbee created the first hard plastic versions of the popular doll and this romper is based on the clothes Kewpie wore 50 years ago.
Kewpie has brought pleasure to so many generation of children.
www.collectiblestoday.com /ss/1609753001.html   (143 words)

  
 Kewpie Cigarettes
A Kewpie (short for Cupid) doll was a popular prize won at amusement parks.
Cans of Kewpie beets and other vegetables put up by Mammoth, plus Kewpie Pop cola and root beer, pictured the cute logo until the mid-1960's.
Kewpie Cigarettes were made in New York for the Your Name Cigarettes company.
www.wclynx.com /burntofferings/packskewpie.html   (133 words)

  
 Kewpie doll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Their name often shortened to "Kewpies " early dolls especially signed or celluloid are highly collectable and worth thousands dollars.
Ripley's Bum Rap In Branson is an exciting mystery novel featuring Tony Kozol and Rock Bottom, who is drawn into a bizarre recurrence of Kewpie dolls and murders, their interconnection unknown.
Rose O'Neill writes with the flourish and flurry of a legion of Kewpies in full cute mode, but there is charm and a wealth of information to be found in this delightful little book that opens a window onto the world of one of America's most underated arti...
www.freeglossary.com /Kewpie_Doll   (304 words)

  
 Women Children's Book Illustrators--Rose Cecil O'Neill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The elf-like imps known as Kewpies, appearing in magazines and books and as dolls, caught the imagination of America’s youth in a way that only some one of such flamboyance and eccentricity could produce.
O’Neill was commisioned for her Kewpie designs for magazine stories, paperdolls, and advertisements appearing in Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal as well as other periodicals, and as a comic strip for The New York Journal in the 1930’s.
A young artist, Joseph Kallus of Brooklyn, studying at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn was chosen to sculpt a line of Kewpie figurines, an event that was to change the course of his intended career.
www.ortakales.com /illustrators/Oneill.html   (1404 words)

  
 ROSE O'NEILL KEWPIE DOLLS AND RELATED ITEMS
She is honored with these famous illustrators with a United States postage stamp featuring her famed Kewpie doll and Doodle Dog.
There are several versions of how Rose O'Neill got the inspiration for her Kewpies.
Through her artwork and designs, she gave the world Kewpies, winged cupids who have spread joy and charmed people of all ages since their creation.
members.aol.com /roseoneillkewpie   (221 words)

  
 Kewpie dolls by Charisma Brands
Created in 1909 by Rose O'Neill, Kewpie first appeared as magazine illustrations and in advertisements.
Its greatest impact was achieved with the introduction of the porcelain bisque dolls and figurines, which were first sold in 1913.
Kewpie has been continusously produced ever since and remains enduringly popular.
www.checkerberries.com /html/Kewpie_dolls.html   (63 words)

  
 Become.com - Shop results for kewpie doll
This 12 inch vinyl Kewpie Doll is wearing a polka dot blue romper with white eyelet lace trim, white shoes and socks.
This cute 8 inch vinyl Kewpie Doll is wearing a yellow romper with white shoes and socks.
Kewpie 12 inch Doll in Pink and Blue Romper - Created in 1909 by Rose O'Neill, a remarkable turn of the century illustrator, artist and writer,...
www.become.com /shop?q=kewpie+doll   (282 words)

  
 kewpie look a like dolls
Kewpie 10.5" porcelain collector plate, Christmas 1973, "Let Joy be everywhere you are" with plate hanger, vintage plate like new condition...
Kewpie 9" vinyl jointed doll with sleeper outfit exc condition..
Kewpie 6" vinyl jointed figure with striped dress..
www.collectorsconnection.com /kewpie.htm   (127 words)

  
 Dog Names: Kewpie
Kewpie falls into the 'Six' group of dog names.
Kewpie always appears to be up for travel and new adventures.
Kewpie falls into the 'One' group of dog names for soul urge or inner desire expressions.
www.dogsabc.com /k_dog_names/dog-names-kewpie.html   (269 words)

  
 For Sale Dolls / Kewpie (Page 1) - Antique & Collectible Exchange
Bride is in a stain with long veil and the groom has his fl suit painted on him.
Selection of 12 Inch Vinyl Kewpie Dolls from the 1980's by either Jesco or Cameo (who are now merged companies).
This doll has stubbed her toes, but otherwise in very good condition with minor crazing on face and a larger split crazing on the back -- see the photo.
www.tace.com /antiques_and_collectibles/forsale_by_subtopic/3387/Dolls/Kewpie   (197 words)

  
 Kewpie Witch
Kewpie Witch is 6" tall and made of high-quality, all wool felt.
She is jointed 5 ways and has hand-painted features and tiny blue kewpie wings.
The first 100 pieces of this edition will be sold as a matched numbered set with the other two Halloween Kewpies.
www.thetoyshoppe.com /displayItem.asp?prodID=30742   (95 words)

  
 Custom Made Doll Clothes. Affordable. Complete ensembles. Below Wholesale.
Kewpie is ready to play in this two piece overalls and shirt set.
Kewpie is ready to party in this three piece dress set.
The short sleeve dress is in blue, green, red and yellow polka-dots on white with empire waist and full skirt edged with lace.
www.jansdollcloset.com /KewpieDolls818Inches.html   (582 words)

  
 How to Collect Kewpie Dolls - eHow.com
Kewpie dolls made their first appearance in 1912 and were the creation of Rosie O'Neill.
Collect the Kewpie dolls that mean the most to you.
Make the selection of Kewpie dolls and accessories an activity in which the entire family can participate.
www.ehow.com /how_10532_collect-kewpie-dolls.html   (459 words)

  
 Kewpie Dolls at The-Doll-Shoppe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ideal as a gift or as a cherished collectible, Kewpie dolls are created today with the same love, quality and attention to detail as the first Kewpie Dolls in 1913 ~ using the original molds developed by Joseph Kallus.
First produced as dolls in Germany(1913), Kewpie doll popularity soon grew to the point that many factories were working around the clock to meet the demand.
Millions of Kewpies were sold and could be found associated with cups, greeting cards, story books, clocks, anything and everything.
www.the-doll-shoppe.com /kewpie.htm   (164 words)

  
 Multicultural Resource Center: Rose O'Neill
As her first attempt at pottery, Rose made a bisque statuette of the pup, calling the piece "Kewpie Doodle Dog." After separating from Harry Wilson in 1907, Rose began using the cute Kewpie concept in her stories and drawings for The Ladies' Home Journal.
The little Kewpies from Kewpieville did good deeds like keeping birds' eggs warm and recovering lost babies; they were immediate sentimental favorites of the magazine's readership.
Porcelain and bisque Kewpie dolls began being manufactured in Belgium and France after the outbreak of war; celluloid, wood, and paper models were made in the United States.
www.inventions.org /culture/female/oneill.html   (596 words)

  
 Kewpie Dolls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kewpie Dolls (which were named in honor of Cupid) were big cheeked, wide-eyed, round tummied little creatures which...
Kewpie Dolls Chihuahuass is a Chihuahua puppy breeder located in Mohnton Pennsylvania offering healthy, home raised Chihuahua puppys for sale to approved buyers within the tri-states area.
Kewpie Dolls are the cutest Vinyl dolls with those eyes that just make you want...
www.toys-and-dolls.com /toys-6/kewpie-dolls.html   (804 words)

  
 Photography Business Forum: Photo of Kewpie copyright violation?
The name "Kewpie" is still a registered trademark and the current companies making Kewpie dolls do so under patent licenses.
1) use of the name kewpie (which is a trademark); 2) photo of the kewpie in the book.
with kewpies there is no way to know which particular company made the kewpie.
www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00FbCO   (686 words)

  
 Musical Kewpie Jewelry Box.
Making beautiful music together is our procession of marching Kewpies which adorn the top and sides of Dollmasters exclusive musical jewelry box.
This unique collectible, created under license, is based on original Kewpie illustrations by Rose O’Neill, along with quotes from her writings.
When the top of the trunk-shaped jewelry box is lifted, a small Kewpie appears and begins to dance, like the ballerinas of vintage jewelry box fame, to the tune of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
www.dollmasters.com /moreinfo.cfm?product_id=952&category=31   (77 words)

  
 Comprise, Nosy Parker, Sea Change, Good King Dimple, Effect & Affect, Standing In Line/On Line, Kewpie Dolls, and ...
So I told him my best guess and asked, "Do I win a kewpie doll?" And then I proceeded to wonder what the heck a kewpie doll is and why it is called that.
The kewpie doll was the invention of a commercial illustrator named Rose O'Neill, whose work, notes Ciardi, "was given to flowing designs of winged, glowing, innocent creatures." The name "kewpie" was, as you may suspect by now, a modification of "Cupid."
Although the kewpie doll made Rose O'Neill a wealthy woman, ironically, her invention is best remembered for its post-kewpie-craze afterlife as, yes, a tacky carnival prize.
www.word-detective.com /back-u.html   (2393 words)

  
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Accordingly, it would be no exaggeration to say that the history of mayonnaise in Japan was written by Kewpie.
The same is true for salad dressings: Kewpie was the first to succeed with commercial production of salad dressings in Japan.
From early on Kewpie has devoted effort to supplying institutional products to traditional and fast food restaurants, prepared dish providers, and other food service institutions, securing a solid position as a supplier to the food service market.
www.kewpie.co.jp /english/mayonnaise.html   (177 words)

  
 Kewpie Dolls - Bad Fads Museum
The year was 1909, and the cartoon drawings would quickly evolve into paper doll versions and then into unglazed ceramic items which would cause them to soar in popularity.
Kewpie Dolls (which were named in honor of Cupid) were big cheeked, wide-eyed, round tummied little creatures which immediately appealed to children.
In 1930, the dolls regained popularity, not as the cute national treasure they had been but instead as giveaways at carnivals and festivals.
www.badfads.com /pages/collectibles/kewpie.html   (178 words)

  
 Bisque Kewpie Doll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This all Bisque Kewpie Doll is unique and full of character and charm.
It has an identifying number on the bottom which reads: KW143N and the letter N in a circle.
A unique and rare find and one you can be proud to add to your bisque kewpie doll collection.
www.geocities.com /lcp6565lindalou_99/Bisque-Kewpie-Doll.html   (212 words)

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