The golliwog was a character illustrated by British/American author and artist Florence Upton (1873-1922) in a children's book published in 1895. As drawn by Upton, he is a friendly character derived from the tradition of the blackface minstrel with black face, bright red lips and woolly hair and he wore a red bow tie on a white collar, a blue jacket and black trousers.

Her books were extremely popular in England and this carried through to Europe and the United States.

Upton did not trademark the character and others adopted it, including toy and doll manufacturers, jam manufacturers James Robertson & Sons, and Enid Blyton in some of her books, where he is portrayed as an evil character.

In 1928 James Robertson & Sons introduced paper labels on their jams and marmalades which could be exchanged for enamel badges featuring a golliwog, and this became one of more...

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All cloth Golly rag doll, all cloth Golly rag doll 39 cm

Cloth Golly Rag Doll - 39cm

All cloth Golly rag doll, all cloth Golly rag doll 39 cm

Composition character doll blue stationary eyes on composition…

Composition Doll and Toy Collection

Composition character doll blue stationary eyes on composition ball jointed body 45 cm with faults, together with possible Chad valley Pinocchio soft toy, Mickey mouse velvet toy and hand knitted golly 48 cm, 17 cm, 43 cm

Merrythought Golly, all cloth with ribbon and foot labels 48 cm

Merrythought Golly Cloth Doll - 48 cm

Merrythought Golly, all cloth with ribbon and foot labels 48 cm

C1960's Wendy Boson made in England Golly all cloth 32 cm still…

Faded Tag Wendy Boson Golly Doll

C1960's Wendy Boson made in England Golly all cloth 32 cm still with faded tag

Two early 20th century handmade Golly's all cloth with original…

Pair of Antique Handmade Cloth Golly Dolls

Two early 20th century handmade Golly's all cloth with original costumes 52 cm, 50 cm

Large old golliwog,

Vintage Golliwog Collectible

Large old golliwog,

Two Pelham puppets, including skeleton and Golly (E boxes G) (2)

Pelham Puppets: Skeleton and Golly Duo

Two Pelham puppets, including skeleton and Golly (E boxes G) (2)

An unusually large vintage golliwog, black velvet with bead and…

Large Vintage Golliwog with Original Outfit

An unusually large vintage golliwog, black velvet with bead and mother-of-pearl eyes, stitched mouth and original outfit with red tails, bow tie and black dress trousers. Length 70 cm