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Line 1: − [[Image:golly.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The popular Robertson's Jam Golly]] − The character '''Golliwog''' is the main character in verses written by Bertha Upton in the 1890s. The books were illustrated by her daughter Florence. Mother and daughter worked together on a total of twelve books recounting cheerful character's adventures travelling around the [[world]]. Golliwog was always accompanied by his friends, the Dutch Dolls. − − Golliwog, (or Golly as he became) eventually became the mascot for Robertson's [[Jam]] who created dolls and enamelled badges to be given away for a [[promotion]] whereby people would send in a number of jam jar labels. − − In recent times, Golly is not seen as [[politically correct]] and has waned in popularity. − − ==Links== − − http://www.golliwogs.com − − [[category:Fiction]]
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