kewpies

I waited till I was sure everybody was gone and then went down and hung over the gate, watching the sheep as they moved and grazed and moved again, occasionally bleating, occasionally lost, impelled by bellwethers they didn't recognize, by instincts they didn't know they had. kewpies [1909-15]

Futures Imperfect Willis, Connie 1994

Wildly popular with adults and little girls, kewpies appeared as paper dolls, salt shakers, greeting cards, wedding cake decorations, and prizes at county fairs.

Futures Imperfect Willis, Connie 1994

He and his little companions dart about in sunshine and rain, naked as little brown kewpies.

I Married a Ranger Dama Margaret Smith 1932

There was the sailor doll and the rag doll, Mary Jane, Jr., and small bears and dolls and kewpies too many to count.

Mary Jane: Her Book Clara Ingram Judson 1914

This is reflected in some of the myriad kewpie doll cell phone charms figurine fans can buy, collect and save - bondage kewpies, colorful "flavor" kewpies, even kewpies so weird they have to be seen to be believed.

Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us 2010

Jell-O’s early promotional advertising included recipes, recommendations from doctors, and adorable kewpies.

Jell-O and the Kewpies 2009

A recent episode of PBS’s Anitiques Roadshow featured a few noteworthy appraisals, including this Disney animator’s model of Geppetto, an original Frank Schoonover illustration which he gave to a fan who simply wrote him a letter, and one of Rose O’Neill’s “action kewpies”.

Antiques Roadshow « Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog 2008