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It was a trade name based obviously on a mispronounciation of ( Cupid). Kewpie dolls were popular in the twenties and thirties and were used as prizes at Carnivals. there was even a popular song on this theme, My mother liked it, Dad never could figure it out, not being familiar with ( Kewpie) dolls. they had a pointed head something like the figures in the (Cook & Dunn) paint ad that went- Painting"s Fun with Cook & Dunn, naturally they had multi-colored lighting on this one. Cook & Dunn is a paint company and has no connection , other than the ad characters, with Kewpie dolls.
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Actually it is spelled Kewpie doll. They were a popular carnival prize and there was even a song along these lines- The Midway and the Fun, the Kewpie dolls you won!. The name is, obviously derived from(Cupid) but it is spelled Kewpie. They were very popular from l9l0- thirties. There have been revived at times. The cupid-like painters in the (Cook and Dunn) advertisement- Painting"s fun with Cook and Dunn! may have been derived from the Kewpie dolls. Cook and Dunn was a paint manufacturer in Newark, NJ. I am not sure they are still extant.
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