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===Gumball Prizes with King Feature characters===
===Gumball Prizes with King Feature characters===
As the world's largest selection of minature charms in 1958 KFS licensed the Penny King Company to manufacture and sell buttons, rings and lockets, using 39 different King Feature characters. 
In 1958 [[King Features Syndicate|KFS]] licensed the Penny King Company to manufacture and sell buttons, rings and lockets, using 39 different characters:
The 39 different characters included:  
<gallery>
*''Mandrake the Magician'': Mandrake, Lothar
Image:Gumball-Charm-Mandrake-02.jpg|''Mandrake''
*''The Phantom'': The Phantom, Diana Palmer, Devil
Image:Gumball-Charm-lothar.jpg|''Lothar''
*''Flash Gordon'': Flash Gordon, Dale Arden
Image:Gumball-Charm-Phantom-02.jpg|''The Phantom''
*''Prince Valiant'': Prince Valiant
Image:Gumball-Charm-Diana-02.jpg|''Diana Palmer''
*''Little Annie Rooney'': Annie Rooney, Zero
Image:Gumball-Charm-Devil-02.jpg|''Devil''
*''Bringing up Father'': Jiggs, Maggie
Image:Gumball-Charm-Flash-Gordon-02.jpg|''Flash Gordon''
*''Henry'': Henry, Henrietta
Image:Gumball-Charm-Dale-02.jpg|''Dale Arden''
*''The Katzenjammer Kids'': Mama, Hans, Fritz, Der Captain, Der Inspector
Image:Gumball-Charm-Prince-Valiant-02.jpg|''Prince Valiant''
*''Popeye'': Popeye the Sailor, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'Pea
Image:Gumball-Charm-Annie-Rooney-02.jpg|''Annie Rooney''
*''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'': Barney Google, Snuffy Smith, Loweezy, Jughaid, Cricket, Toozy Barlow, Sut Tattersail
Image:Gumball-Charm-Zero-02.jpg|''Zero''
*''Tillie the Toiler'': Tillie Jones, Clarence ''"Mac"'' Macpougall
Image:Gumball-Charm-Jiggs-02.jpg|''Jiggs''
*''unknown figure''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Maggie-02.jpg|''Maggie''
*''Rosco Sweenwy'': Rosco Sweeny, Lucille Sweeney
Image:Gumball-Charm-Henry-02.jpg|''Henry''
*''The Little King'': The King
Image:Gumball-Charm-Henrietta-02.jpg|''Henrietta''
*''Little Iodine'': Little Iodine, Henry Tremblechin
Image:Gumball-Charm-Captain-02.jpg|''Der Captain''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Inspector-02.jpg|''Der Inspector''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Mama-02.jpg|''Mama''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Hans-02.jpg|''Hans''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Fritz-02.jpg|''Fritz''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Popeye-02.jpg|''Popeye''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Olive-02.jpg|''Olive Oyl''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Wimpy-02.jpg|''Wimpy''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Swee-Pea-02.jpg|''Swee'Pea''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Barney-Google-02.jpg|''Barney Google''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Snuffy-Smith-02.jpg|''Snuffy Smith''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Loweezy-02.jpg|''Loweezy''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Jughaid-02.jpg|''Jughaid''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Cricket-02.jpg|''Cricket''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Riddles-02.jpg|''Riddles Barlow''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Toozy-02.jpg|''Toozy''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Tattersail-02.jpg|''Sut Tattersail''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Tillie-Jones-02.jpg|''Tillie Jones''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Mac-02.jpg|''Clarence "Mac" Macdougall''
Image:Gumball-Charm-TT1-02.jpg|''unknown''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Rosco-Sweeny-02.jpg|''Rosco Sweeny''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Lucille-Sweeny-02.jpg|''Lucille Sweeney''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Little-King-02.jpg|''The Little King''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Iodine-02.jpg|''Little Iodine''
Image:Gumball-Charm-Henry-Tremblechin-02.jpg|''Henry Tremblechin''
</gallery>


====Charms====
====Charms====
The various figures are printed on paper and have a plastic casings in yellow, blue, red, green and white colors. Several colored casing have diluted colors, light blue, light red, transparang red and on. It appears that it also was produced a series with a ''metallic'' looking ''(silver, gold or bronze)'' casing. Another distinct series of the charms was double sided with a clear frame, with different figures on each side.   
The various figures are printed on paper and glued to a plastic casings in yellow, blue, red, green or white colors. Several colored casing have diluted colors: light blue, light red, and on. It was also produced a series with a ''metallic'' looking ''(silver, gold or bronze)'' casing. In addition another distinct series of the charms was double sided with a clear frame, with different figures on each side.   
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Gumball-Charm-display-card-01.jpg|''display card''
Image:Gumball-Charm-display-card-01.jpg|''display card''

Revision as of 15:32, 24 August 2019

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Letterhead
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Display Card
Favorite Comics
Country: Mini usa.gif USA / English


History

Charms first appeared in vending machines about 1930 in US, these were mostly imported from Japan and came with silk strings attached. The operator removed the strings before placing them in his machines. The charms were generally sold in penny vending machines with a small candy. The novelty of the charms lasted for a couple of years, but died becauce of lack of variety[1]

In 1949 the Penny King Company (Pittsburgh) started making charms for the growing vending machine market. In the beginning they contracted for molds and jobbed out the molding and plating to outside firms. The firm opened a plant in Puerto Rico for the manufacture of charms n 1951 and became a national sales agent for Acorn Charm Vendor parts and assessories in 1953. By 1955 the firm was one of the major charm manufactures and became sales agent for the Penny-Nickel Atlas Master vendor machines.

Gumball Prizes with King Feature characters

In 1958 KFS licensed the Penny King Company to manufacture and sell buttons, rings and lockets, using 39 different characters:

  • Mandrake

  • Gumball-Charm-lothar.jpg

    Lothar

  • The Phantom

  • Diana Palmer

  • Devil

  • Flash Gordon

  • Dale Arden

  • Gumball-Charm-Prince-Valiant-02.jpg

    Prince Valiant

  • Annie Rooney

  • Zero

  • Jiggs

  • Maggie

  • Henry

  • Henrietta

  • Der Captain

  • Der Inspector

  • Mama

  • Hans

  • Fritz

  • Popeye

  • Olive Oyl

  • Wimpy

  • Swee'Pea

  • Barney Google

  • Snuffy Smith

  • Loweezy

  • Jughaid

  • Cricket

  • Riddles Barlow

  • Toozy

  • Sut Tattersail

  • Tillie Jones

  • Clarence "Mac" Macdougall

  • Gumball-Charm-TT1-02.jpg

    unknown

  • Rosco Sweeny

  • Lucille Sweeney

  • The Little King

  • Little Iodine

  • Henry Tremblechin

Charms

The various figures are printed on paper and glued to a plastic casings in yellow, blue, red, green or white colors. Several colored casing have diluted colors: light blue, light red, and on. It was also produced a series with a metallic looking (silver, gold or bronze) casing. In addition another distinct series of the charms was double sided with a clear frame, with different figures on each side.

  • display card

  • Mandrake

  • Lothar

  • The Phantom

  • Diana Palmer

  • Devil

  • Flash Gordon

  • Dale Arden

  • Prince Valiant

  • Annie Rooney

  • Zero

  • Jiggs

  • Maggie

  • Henry

  • Henrietta

  • Der Captain

  • Der Inspector

  • Mama

  • Hans

  • Fritz

  • Popeye

  • Olive Oyl

  • Wimpy

  • Swee'Pea

  • Barney Google

  • Snuffy Smith

  • Gumball-Charm-Loweezy-01.jpg

    Loweezy

  • Jughaid

  • Cricket

  • Gumball-Charm-Riddles-01.jpg

    Riddles Barlow

  • Toozy

  • Gumball-Charm-Tattersail-01.jpg

    Sut Tattersail

  • Tillie Jones

  • Clarence "Mac" Macdougall

  • unknown

  • Rosco Sweeny

  • Lucille Sweeney ?

  • The Little King

  • Little Iodine

  • Henry Tremblechin

Variants

  • Mandrake / blue casing

  • Mandrake

King Comic Feature Rings

In 1959 the Penny King Company adverticed[2] the King Comic Feature Rings, with the same pictures used for the charms.

  • ad

  • Dale Arden

  • Clarence "Mac" Macdougall

  • Zero

  • Der Inspector

  • Henrietta

King Comic Feature Buttons

The same pictures from the charms were also used on the ad for the pinback button series.

  • ad

  • Mandrake

  • Lothar

  • The Phantom

  • Diana

  • Devil

  • Flash Gordon

  • Dale Arden

  • Prince Valiant

  • Annie Rooney

  • Zero

  • Jiggs

  • Maggie

  • Gumball-Button-Henry.jpg

    Henry

  • Herietta

  • Der Captain

  • Der Inspector

  • Mama

  • Hans

  • Fritz

  • Popeye

  • Olive Oyl

  • Wimpy

  • Swee'Pea

  • Barney Google

  • Snuffy Smith

  • Loweezy ?

  • Jughaid

  • Cricket

  • Riddles Barlow

  • Toozy

  • Sut Tattersail

  • Tillie Jones

  • Clarence "Mac" Macdougall

  • unknown

  • Rosco Sweeny

  • Lucille Sweeny ?

  • Gumball-Button-Little-King.jpg

    The Little King

  • Little Iodine

  • Henry Tremblechin

References

  1. ↑ "Need to Increase Mdse. Variety Made Charm Mfr. Bulk Op", Billboard 16 July 1955, p 78
  2. ↑ Billboard, 25 May 1959, p94
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