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FREE: 1930s POPEYE Enamel Cloisonne Original pin Wheatena Cereal advertising Premium prize uncommon

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Description

The listing, 1930s POPEYE Enamel Cloisonne Original pin Wheatena Cereal advertising Premium prize uncommon has ended.

Offered is an original approximately 1 1/2" metal enamel cloisonne POPEYE toy cartoon character lapel or pocket pinback.

This and other associated Popeye the sailor man character pins (Brutus, Wimpy, Olive Oyl) were apparently given as premiums by Wheatena Cereal as part of their giveaway advertising program in the late 1930s.

Please note damage that some of the enamel is missing as well as the pin from the reverse.

Questions & Comments

cool

Mar 31st, 2012 at 6:59:34 PM PDT by

thanks for commenting. Although the pin is missing still an uncommon nice display piece.

Mar 31st, 2012 at 7:57:37 PM PDT by

i have olive got it years ago in a storage unit with the card board back. . Wheatena only sponsored popeye for one year! nice auction

Apr 3rd, 2012 at 10:01:19 PM PDT by

Thanks for sharing the history and adding to the knowledge. Glad I can share this advertising art cartoon collectible with others as it enables me to trade for collectible political items.

Apr 4th, 2012 at 6:17:24 AM PDT by

A very unigue item! Love that Popeye~f/w

Apr 7th, 2012 at 8:17:32 AM PDT by

Thanks for commenting. Interesting the types of premiums that cereal manufacturers offered either in the boxes themselves or by mail-in. While that practice continues to some degree the quality of the items offered in the 1930s and 1940s was impressive.

Apr 8th, 2012 at 2:33:01 PM PDT by

1930s POPEYE Enamel Cloisonne Original pin Wheatena Cereal advertising Premium prize uncommon is in the Antiques category