Author: DAFOE, DR. (INTRODUCTION) - DRESSING THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS:
Title: Meisjes, laat ons samen gaan waar de madeliefjes staan.... [Covertitle]. Wat de Canadese Vijfling de hele dag doet...[
Description: Ansterdam, Snefelder [TYP], Colgate Palmolive Handelmij, [..], 1938. Square 8°. [240x210mmm.]. Original thin stiff wrappers. Fronticover with a large coloured illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets (five girls) displeyed within a romantic flower scenery, text in occasional bold monochrome type at tail. Lower outer cover with illustrations of the five Dionne girls with name tags at feet, further instructive text printed on versos of images. Stapled. 1 page of text printed in double collumns on verso of front cover in which Dr. Dafoe reveals why Palmolive Soap was selected caring for the five girls. 4 unnumbered leaves with numerous coloured images of clothing to be cut-out in order to dress-up the five girls. WITH the original brown manila envelope, addressed in manuscript, original stamp preserved and postmarked 1938, official stationary of the Colgate Palmolive Handelmij., with some other coloured company advertism., AND a cyclostyled name list of prize winners, 1-3, initiated by Palmolive Soaps, loosely inserted. The Dionne Quintuplets, five Girls, were born in Canada May 1934, are the first quintuplets known to have survived infancy living up to adulthood. This piece of advertising by Palmolive soaps and detergents, is presented to dutch girls offering a choice collection of clothing to the Dionne quintuplets advertised as dolls to be dressed by pressing the imageswith . Booklet is complete with all figures and informative text, with the original brown envelope, addressed, postmarked and with original stamp and concise advertising text in dutch. A complete set in excellent complete condition. A rarity.

Keywords: dionne quintuplets dionnevijfling dress dolls clothing advertising marketing palmolive soap detergents history fashion dress dutch