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    Posted 9 years ago

    Jewels
    (175 items)

    Hello, this is a vintage knee-hugger elf, made in Japan. I believe this one is late 50's or 1960's. I collect these little guys and we say that they are watching and reporting for santa (or for cw when I "violate" rules ;) Thanks for looking! Julie

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    1. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thanks coscuvilheiro pat! :)
    2. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Lol! I apologize pat! I thought coscuvilheiro meant adorable! I'm laughing so hard! You are not coscuvilheiro!
    3. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Laugh out loud! I'm dangerous at this!
    4. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      He likes us, we are angels :p
    5. fortapache fortapache, 9 years ago
      Great knee hugger. Going to look for a few tomorrow.
    6. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thanks fort! Hope you find some nice elves!
    7. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      cutie! love him !
    8. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thank you kyra sweetie!
    9. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 9 years ago
      Adorable find friend!!! "Duende" in spanish, he is watching all to report Santa, wow, this is so cool!
      Be good girl!!! :)
    10. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thank you vv! :) Duende is an elf? Oh, some good, some naughty ;) lol
    11. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 9 years ago
      Yes, elf=duende
      naughty=travieso
      Totally agree, a mix of both ;)
    12. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Ha ya! ;)
    13. Hedgewalker Hedgewalker, 9 years ago
      To date myself , I remember my Mom getting these with a detergent...can't remember what brand.And yeah it was in the 60's.
    14. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thanks for sharing that hedge! I love how they used to give out cool things with products! Someone else told me about some little British made animal figures that were included in tetley tea :)
    15. AzTom AzTom, 9 years ago
      That would be "Elf on a Shelf" around here. The grand son had one show this last weekend and he sure is being a good boy,lol
    16. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Ah yes, elf on the shelf, and these guys work like a charm :)
    17. jscott0363 jscott0363, 9 years ago
      Gotta love the Elf on a Shelf!!
    18. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Thanks jscott! Sure do!
    19. Kydur Kydur, 9 years ago
      My family had one of these in the 60s as part of the yearly traditional Christmas ornaments, back when they were considered cute, unlike the somewhat creepy Elf on a Shelf spies that have been re-marketed since 2005!

      These elves aren't so "elfy" when you unfold their legs - they're really TALL!
    20. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Hi Kudur, Yes! When I saw the elf on the shelf books, I was like, they ripped that off from knee-huggers :) Joyous holidays to you! :)
    21. Kydur Kydur, 9 years ago
      Jewels, the more I'm immersed into the whole antique world I realize how much stuff (and ideas) that we have today are just rip-offs from the past. It's certainly getting more difficult to come up with anything truly original - mostly just repackaged in plastic and a different country of manufacture.

      Merry merry to you as well!
    22. Jewels Jewels, 9 years ago
      Kydur, very interesting, you're right, it seems Japan once was where China is today with exports. I often wonder what we might see in antique malls 30 or 40 years from now--the mass produced made in China products, hmmm...
    23. munequita munequita, 5 years ago
      elf knee huggers are so cute!

      i found these (2) and wanted to see what your thoughts were....besides...yikes, their creepy :)
      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/263736-christmas-vintage-elf-troll-knee-hugg

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