[Teddy Tail] First Prize Certificate from the 1935 Daily Mail * Sand Designs Competition * in Dovercourt, England

Herbert Foxwell / Daily Mail (UK)

Published by Daily Mail, [London], 1935

About this Item

A scarce example of an uncommon piece of ephemeral, prewar artwork by Herbert Foxwell - signed in print "Foxwell" at bottom right - with his iconic, knot-tailed mouse in the upper left corner and his fellow cartoon characters in the other three corners. The certificate has a silver gelatin photograph mounted at center showing the first prize winner - a Miss Margaret Crisp, sitting beside her winning entry into the then-popular Sand Design Competition. This particular event was held in the town of Dovercourt on July 26th, 1935. Certificate printed in red and blue onto manila-colored light card, details filled in with black fountain pen ink and dated "1935", photo pasted-down near center. Certificate is worn and torn with creases and light soil. "In 1933 Foxwell was asked to continue another popular comics series: 'Teddy Tail', originally created by Charles James Folkard in 1915. This fantasy comic about a little mouse with a knot in its tail was published in The Daily Mail supplement The Boy's & Girl's Daily Mail. This led to Foxwell leaving Amalgamated Press for Associated Newspapers. 'Teddy Tail' became popular enough during this period to inspire a fan club. During Foxwell's run, the title character was remodeled into a schoolboy, and several new cast members were added, such as Mrs. Whisker the Mouse, Piggy the Pig, Kitty Puss the Cat and Dougie the Duck. Foxwell's art furthermore appeared on postcards, jigsaw puzzles and other merchandising." from lambiek dot net. Seller Inventory # 3784

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Teddy Tail] First Prize Certificate from ...

Publisher: Daily Mail, [London]

Publication Date: 1935

Binding: Single Sheet

Illustrator: Herbert Sydney Foxwell (1890 - 1943, UK)

Condition: Fair