(9) VINTAGE ROSE O'NEILL TOBACCO FLANEL SQUARES KEWPIES

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A TOTAL OF 9 VINTAGE ROSE O'NEILL TOBACCO FLANNEL SQUARES MEASURING 6" X 5". EACH SIGNED ROSE O'NEILL, 1914. PICTURED ON EACH ARE KEWPIES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THEY ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THEY BELONGED TO MY GRANDMOTHER WHO WAS ORIGINALLY FROM WEST VIRGINIA. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HATFIELD FAMILY AND WAS VERY PROFICIENT AT COLLECTING MATERIALS, MAKING QUILTS & MANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES. I AM PROVIDING PHOTOS TO SHOW THE VARIOUS DESIGNS INCLUDED. BETWEEN 1906-1910 TOBACCO COMPANIES IN AMERICA BEGAN INSERTING TEXTILE ITEMS IN CIGARETTE & TOBACCO PRODUCTS. THE FAD FOR THESE TEXTILES WAS BETWEEN 1910-1916. AT THE BEGINNING OF WWI THIS PRACTICE WAS ABONDENED. TOBACCO FLANNEL WAS A POPULAR TEXTILE MADE OF COTTON FLANNEL FABRIC AND PRINTED IN MANY DESIGNS. THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS TOBACIANA, BUT ARE ALSO POPULAR TO THOSE INTERESTED IN QUILT HISTORY. BASEBALL FLANNELS ARE SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER PREMIUMS. T ARE AN ESTIMATED 180 DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN THIS SERIES. CLASSIFIED AS TOBACCIANA, THEY ARE ALSO POPULAR TO THOSE INTERESTED IN QUILT HISTORY. BETWEEN 1906-1910 AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANIES BEGAN INSERTING TEXTILE ITEMS IN THIER PRODUCTS. THE FAD FOR THESE TEXTILES WAS BETWEEN 1910-1916. AT THE BEGINNING OF WWI, THIS PRACTICE WAS ABANDONED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT read more

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