Design # 328 -- Circa 1935
HEIGHT = 9 inches
WIDTH = 4 1/2 inches
VALUE = $2,500 and Up
MARKINGS:
© 1929 King Features Syn Made in USA

HISTORY :
Today, the Hearst Corporation, distributes 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, and puzzles to nearly 5,000 newspapers In the beginning, William Randolph Hearst's newspapers began syndicating material in 1895. Happy Holigan, created by Frederick Burr Opper, debuted in a Sunday comic strip on March 11, 1900 in one of the Hearst's newspapers. In 1914, William Randolph Hearst wanted all his interests under one name, so he started "King Features Syndicate". Happy Holigan was one of the first popular comics with King Features Syndicate. (Note-- a Happy Holigan Doorstop Exists worth around $2,000 -- shown on the site) King Features Syndicate peaked in the mid-1930s with 130 syndicates offering 1,600 features to more than 13,700 newspapers.
Popeye, created by Elzie Segar, appeared on January 17, 1929 in the King Features comic strip "Thimble Theatre". In 1933, Fleischer Studios adapted the Thimble Theatre characters into a series of "Popeye the Sailor" for Paramount Pictures. Popeye continued through 1957 and his cartoons are owned by Turner Entertainment.

NOTE 1:
In 1940, Hubley sold this Doorstop from their own catalog for $9.00 a dozen

VIEW 1
shows where the removeable pipe is inserted. into his jaw

VIEW P
shows the removable pipe itself