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(3) 1970s Holly Hobbie Character Porcelain Items
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(3) 1970s Holly Hobbie Character Porcelain Items
Holly Hobbie   Girl   Character   Porcelain   Pitcher   Plate   Plaque   Miniature   Nostalgic
The picture shows a view of all (3) 1970s Holly Hobbie Character Porcelain Items in this lot. All three of these have a color image of Holly Hobbie and gold trimmed edge. The first item is a small pitcher. It is marked on the side and bottom as follows:

A FRIEND LIKE YOU
IS A WISH COME TRUE
H. HOBBIE
© W.W.A.

HOLLY HOBBIE tm
GENUINE PORCELAIN
© W.W.A., INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44144
MCMLXXVI (1976)
MADE IN JAPAN

The second item is a small plate. It is marked on the two sides as follows:

FOR YOU, GRANDMOTHER,
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE SPECIAL!
HOLLY HOBBIE

LASTING TREASURES tm
GENUINE PORCELAIN
PRODUCED IN JAPAN
EXCLUSIVELY FOR
AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP.
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44144
© AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. MCMLXXVIII (1978)

The third and final item in this lot is an oval plaque. The back has a gold and black sticker. The two sides are marked as follows:

''PUT ON A HAPPY FACE''
© W.W.A.
H. HOBBIE

HOLLY HOBBIE ¨
GENUINE PORCELAIN
© WORLD WIDE ARTS, INC.
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44144
MCMLXXIII (1973)
MADE IN JAPAN

To judge the sizes the plate measures 4'' wide. These items appear to be in mint condition as pictured. Below here, for reference is some additional information about the Holly Hobbie character:

Holly Hobbie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Holly Hobbie (born Denise Holly Ulinskas, 1944) is an American writer and illustrator and the name of a fictional character based on this person. Hobbie is the author of the popular Toot and Puddle children's books and the creator of the character bearing her name. She lives in Conway, Massachusetts. She married Douglas Hobbie in 1964.

Her namesake character
In the late 1960s, Hobbie sold distinctive artwork of a cat loving, rag dress wearing little girl in a giant bonnet to American Greetings. This series of illustrations became popular and her originally nameless character became known as ''Holly Hobbie''.

As a contract artist, Hobbie worked with the Humorous Planning department at American Greetings under art director Rex Connors, who was responsible for launching ''blue girl'' as the most identifiable of the Hobbie characters. Also working in Humorous Planning at that time (1973 - 1974) was Bob Childers, a veteran humorous concept artist and designer. Childers insisted that there should be a doll. Since no one seemed to listen, Childers went home and, on his own time, hand stitched the first prototype and presented it to Connors. Rex Connors then took the doll to Tom Wilson, Creative Vice President, after which American Greetings approached Knickerbocker Toys concerning the Holly Hobbie license.

In 1974, Knickerbocker Toys licensed the Holly Hobbie character for a line of rag dolls, which were a popular toy for young American girls for several years. Holly Hobbie products are now once again being marketed by American Greetings in association with Carlton Cards.

In 1976, Coleco produced a toy oven similar to the Easy Bake oven, called ''The Holly Hobbie Oven''. It was shaped like an old fashioned wood powered cook stove, used an incandescent light bulb for heat, and came with packaged mixes that could also be bought separately.

In 1980, Holly was featured in a novel by Richard Dubelman entitled The Adventures of Holly Hobbie. In this book, Holly Hobbie is a ghost who lives in a painting that was painted in 1803. She comes out of the painting to help a descendant, Liz Dutton, find her missing father, an archaeologist who has vanished in Guatemala.

In 2006, a redesigned Holly Hobbie was launched as part of a spin off product line called ''Holly Hobbie and Friends'' created by author and illustrator Linda Harfward. She was featured in a movie titled Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party. The movie aired on Nick Jr. and is available on DVD. The traditional line still exists, with the back story that the ''original'' Holly is the great grandmother of the ''new'' Holly. It features songs with music and lyrics written by lead guitarist Sheriff Mandy Collins and keyboardist Charlotte Spencer of the English rock group, the Hyper Girls. In the same year, Mattel released a brand new Holly Hobbie doll line, which includes Holly (blue eyes and blonde hair), Amy (green eyes and red hair), and Carrie (brown eyes and black hair). The dolls feature an all new face sculpt, a new body style, and flat feet. There is also a series of smaller Holly, Amy, and Carrie figures; each of these figures arrives with a farm animal (Holly has a dog named Doodles, Amy has a pig named Cheddar, and Carrie has a cat named Bonnett). Separate doll outfits are being sold; each outfit can be customized by the child or collector. Holly Hobbie (the cartoon) also has three popular songs, two sung in her own voice, ''Just Like You'' and ''The Things That Make You Special''. LeAnn Rimes sang ''Twinkle in Her Eye'', the theme song. This was followed by 5 further direct to DVD movie releases. However, work on the franchise has trickled to a stop and was quietly shelved in 2010.

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(3) 1970s Holly Hobbie Character Porcelain Items


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