{"product_id":"original-wwii-u-s-home-front-anti-axis-hotzi-notzi-propaganda-pin-cushion-with-1941-patent-pending-mark","title":"Original WWII U.S. Home Front Anti-Axis “Hotzi Notzi” Propaganda Pin Cushion with 1941 Patent Pending Mark","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original WWII era U.S. home front Anti-Axis “Hotzi Notzi” propaganda pin cushion, marked on the underside of the base \u003cstrong\u003ePAT. PEND 1941 CPE\u003c\/strong\u003e. Made from painted plaster with an applied cotton bound batting filled pin cushion, it retains most of its original hand painted finish and even includes seven pins of varying sizes still inserted into the cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside of the base is marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAT. PEND 1941 CPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eindicating that the design was being produced under a patent pending status in 1941. Other surviving examples have been reported with information indicating a November 17, 1941 patent filing date, less than a month before the United States entered WWII following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The piece is therefore an interesting example of American Anti-Axis popular culture already circulating immediately before formal U.S. entry into the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is cast from plaster and hand painted, with most of the original paint still present. The pin cushion itself is formed from cotton bound fabric over a batting filled core. These were inexpensive novelty items when made and were relatively fragile, which helps explain why complete surviving examples are not commonly encountered today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure measures approximately 4 5\/8\" tall, 3 3\/8\" long, and 2 1\/4\" wide. Seven pins of various sizes remain inserted into the cushion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese originally carried a paper tag tied around the neck, though \u003cstrong\u003ethe tag is missing from this example\u003c\/strong\u003e. Surviving examples record the tag text as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHotzi Notzi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIts good luck to find a pin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere’s an “Axis” to stock it in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith the reverse reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe who seeks to stick others-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHimself gets stuck in the end.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its PAT. PEND 1941 CPE marking, surviving hand painted plaster finish, original style pin cushion, seven inserted pins, and unmistakable Anti-Axis home front theme, this is a distinctive piece of American WWII era propaganda and novelty material culture. The original paper neck tag is missing, but the principal figure and cushion remain present and display well. It would fit especially well in a WWII U.S. home front, propaganda, Anti-Axis, wartime novelty, or broader American social history collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45691158331461,"sku":"ONSV26MJL087","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/D0FD0F43-49E4-4815-982D-1A47551B38A8.jpg?v=1788633132","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-wwii-u-s-home-front-anti-axis-hotzi-notzi-propaganda-pin-cushion-with-1941-patent-pending-mark","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}