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Mabel Lucie Attwell

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Mabel Lucie Attwell
a large celluloid Didums with jointed arms --12in. (30.5cm.) high, a Eucryl Tooth Powder 'Makes Teeth Like Pearls' retails card box with Lucie Attwell illustration of a girl talking to her Golliwog 'Your turn next - Ol'fing' --10½in. (27cm.) high, a packet of Sanderson Cut Out Moftifs, designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell, Anona Picture Toilet Soap, three bars with M.L.A. images, in original box and letter from the British Legion to Mabel Lucie Attwell and copy of one from her sent to the British Legion, 2nd and 5th of June 1959 (5)

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Lot Essay

The soaps in this lot were produced by the British Legion village by disabled ex-service men and sold for the charity, the letters discuss Lucie Attwell producing some more designs for these soaps, and the reply from Horace Day of the Legion advising that they would contact her again when the current stock is consideraly reduced.

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