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Felix the Cat

Brooch
1930-1939 (made)

Child's brooch of enamelled metal in the form of "Felix the Cat". The brooch shows Felix, delineated in black and bronze, walking with his front paws clasped behind his back, in the manner of the animated film, with its catch-phrase "And Felix just kept on walking". The brooch has a hinged stick-pin and metal catch at the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFelix the Cat (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Enamelled metal
Brief description
Child's "Felix the Cat" brooch; English, 1930-39
Physical description
Child's brooch of enamelled metal in the form of "Felix the Cat". The brooch shows Felix, delineated in black and bronze, walking with his front paws clasped behind his back, in the manner of the animated film, with its catch-phrase "And Felix just kept on walking". The brooch has a hinged stick-pin and metal catch at the back.
DimensionsHeight: 2.9 cm Width 2: 1.9 cm
Marks and inscriptions
PATHE PRESENTS FELIX THE CAT IN EVE & EVERYBODY'S FILM REVIEW. MADE IN ENGLAND.
Object history
RFound in the house of the donor's mother, Dorothy Boughton (neé Pike, 1895).
Production
Made by: Pathe/"Eve and Everybody's Film Review"
England
Collection
Accession number
B.866-1993

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Record createdApril 19, 2000
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