Billiken
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The Billiken is a charm doll created by Florence Pretz. The Billiken was monkey-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft of hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.
When
- First attested
- 1908 CE
- Attested period
- 1908 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Design patent obtained in 1908.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bud Billiken
- created by
- Florence Pretz
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Search of Billiken's Roots Archived 2021-04-11 at the Wayback Machine Well-researched article tracing the history of the Billiken's first mention in 1896 in Canadian poet Bliss Carman's book More Songs from Vagabondia. This was the inspiration of stories by Sara Hamilton Birchall and illustrator Florence Pretz.”
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