#444

American Composition "Howdy Doody" by Cameo
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Description
13"(33 cm.) Composition head with sculpted red hair,large ears,painted facial features with large blue eyes,freckles,wide beaming smile,cheek dimples,all-wooden body with segmented waist,wooden fully-jointed limbs; the body and limbs are painted in imaginative bright colors of red,yellow,tea,orange and black. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Howdy Doody by Bob Smith. Comments: Cameo,late 1940s,inspired by the pioneer children's TV program that originated in 1947. Value Points: well-preserved and colorful doll of American mid-century pop culture.