Golliwog

Standard random things one stumbles upon at the Old Spitalfields vintage market... Golliwog's were once a popular children's doll, but from the 1960s onwards they fell out of fashion. Fairly obviously why..!!

iPhone / hipstamatic app / watts lens / ina's1969 film

[Brian Baptie]

Wasn't there one in Noddy that caused the initial furore. Great photo and a reminder of when days seemed so less complicated. (Shit, I sound old.)

[quin]

why?

lol

[John]

My sister used to have a pram like that. Is that a Zebra on a bike?

[Alison Tomlin]

Its in quite good nick too. Probably worth a bit?

[Aaron L]

We got 2 in the loft got knitted when we were kids

[Mary]

I was wondering what the heck is this! Oh well, I guess it's vintage. I like the way you focused straight down on it. Gives is a different kind of angle. Great photo!

[andy c]

@johnnyfrs yeah, well spotted mate... told you.. totally random!
@azza_l it doesn't look it here, but this guy was about 3 foot high... no golliwog for me... tho I did have a womble...

[Phil]

Love the shot. I remember my grandma telling me about golliwogs .....

[Mek]

Oh no! One of Sinter Cleas's so called helpers... More and more people are finding these historical black painted people very discriminating...

[Aaron L]

My bro bought one back on a keyring for my dad from Devon only this summer. Bit of a random present , likewise how they still make them And sell them down there ....y'know behind the times and all that. Haha

[Jane Hyde]

oh that takes me back to my childhood

[Shannon Pitton]

Because he only has one leg and a bike riding zebra where the other should be? I could be wrong.

[Bev]

Funny lookin' critter