Golly

In 1910 Robertson's Jam introduced the character Golly, the Golliwog. He became a prominent figure durning twentieth century British culture. As this photo shows I had a Golly doll as a baby. Robertson's produced all manner of promotional merchandise Badges, dolls, toy cars, and books, Robertson's continued to produce Golly collectables up until 1995. In 2001 and Golly was phased out. While trawling Bath charity shops I discovered three Golly enamel pin badges for the princely sum of £1.00 each, on ebay they can fetch as much as £40.00 each. There were over 300 different badges produced themed on sports, nationality, history, the police and more. I have very mixed feelings about them. On a base level I appreciate them as well crafted and designed objects, sadly there is no escaping the racist tones, the misrepresentation and objectifying of a people.
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