Hey, pennant guys

Hankphenom · #1 03-22-2023, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I have a bunch of those �kewpie dolls.� Some are done in Giants colors; others were not. Some have �Giants� stenciled on the chest, others don�t. They�re pretty fragile, in that the celluloid can be easily crushed.

Did your kewpies come with pins?

perezfan · #2 03-22-2023, 01:46 PM

Rob, you should start a thread called "Hey Kewpie Guys"...

You might even get responses into the double-digits.

Seriously though, they are pretty cool, and really undervalued. I guess very few people collect them. Seems like a small percentage have survived with their heads un-cracked/un-chipped. I gave up on finding a clean intact Reds Kewpie a while back.

Hankphenom · #3 03-22-2023, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

Rob, you should start a thread called "Hey Kewpie Guys"...You might even get responses into the double-digits.

Seriously though, they are pretty cool, and really undervalued. I guess very few people collect them. Seems like a small percentage have survived with their heads un-cracked/un-chipped. I gave up on finding a clean intact Reds Kewpie a while back.

It's me that did the hijacking, Mark, sorry about that. But while I have you here...do you think they all came with pins originally? And I agree completely about the lack of love they get.

perezfan · #4 03-22-2023, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

It's me that did the hijacking, Mark, sorry about that. But while I 've you here...do you think they all came with pins originally? And I agree completely about the lack of love they get.

Hey Hank...

Any thread this long is gonna get hijacked a time or two (I have done it many times here myself). The Kewpies definitely came with and without pins attached on the back. In fact, I believe the ones without the pins are more prevalent.

All of this talk now has me psyched about looking for a nice Reds version!

perezfan · #5 03-22-2023, 02:57 PM

Here's one without the Pin, Hank...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17532240438...3ABFBM7NaaruFh

Although probably just a generic doll, to which someone added the Reds Pin. Not a true Reds Doll, unfortunately.

Hankphenom · #6 03-22-2023, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

Here's one without the Pin, Hank...Although probably just a generic doll, to which someone added the Reds Pin. Not a true Reds Doll, unfortunately.

Why would you be so sure about that, unless you think the doll and pin are of different eras altogether? My doll came with the pin hanging from the neck in a similar fashion, but the pin was upside down so I took it off and pinned it right-side-up. I got mine at a National from pennant and pin dealer Rick Haskins, who had a bunch of similar college dolls/pins and maybe some pro teams, too. Do we know who made these dolls, and I wonder if there are any depicted in manufacturer catalogs? Why don't you start a kewpie thread looking for your Cincy example?

perezfan · #7 03-22-2023, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Why would you be so sure about that, unless you think the doll and pin are of different eras altogether? My doll came with the pin hanging from the neck in a similar fashion, but the pin was upside down so I took it off and pinned it right-side-up. I got mine at a National from pennant and pin dealer Rick Haskins, who had a bunch of similar college dolls/pins and maybe some pro teams, too. Do we know who made these dolls, and I wonder if there are any depicted in manufacturer catalogs? Why don't you start a kewpie thread looking for your Cincy example?

Hank�

They were sold both generic and with the team insignia on the cap and the breast. The one I linked above is on eBay, and is not mine. It may well have originally come that way from the vendor. We will probably never know.

I do not own a Reds one. I used to have one with a wishbone �C� on the cap and also stenciled on his chest. I did not pursue the one on eBay because it�s a generic doll that could�ve been used for any team that wears a red uniform (Reds, Cardinals, Phillies, Red Sox, etc.). I personally would opt for one with the Reds� team insignia on the uniform and hat.

That�s just me and possibly my OCD I�m afraid. There is no better seller than Rick Haskins, so if he said yours is legit, I�m sure it is. Bottom line is that they came both ways.

Hope these Kewpies are enjoying their 15 minutes of fame on this thread!

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