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14" (36 cm.) All composition, the standing pose pup has swivel head, one-piece torso and legs, jointed arms with folded fists, painted facial features, wide googly eyes, tiny stick-out tongue, with original collar and having original paper label on chest "Bonzo". Condition: generally excellent. Comments: the cartoon character was created by British comic strip artist George Studdy in 1922, this model with distinctive wood-segmented tail is attributed to Cameo, late 1920s. Value Points: rare to find large model with perfect Cameo re-creation of the original Studdy drawings.