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Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on comic strip-like illustrations by Rose O'Neill that appeared in Ladies' Home Journal in 1909.
The small dolls were extremely popular in the early twentieth century.
They were first produced in Ohrdruf, a small town in Germany, then famous for its toy manufacturers.
They were made out of bisque and then celluloid.
In 1949, Effanbee created the first hard plastic versions.
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