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Hopalong Cassidy and Topper Badge
1950, Toy
Hopalong Cassidy and Topper Badge
Hopalong Cassidy and Topper Badge
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Item no
20860
Title
Hopalong Cassidy and Topper Badge
Description
A circular badge featuring, 'Hopalong Cassidy and Topper', based on television Cowboy series. The badge is yellow with a a black and white photographic image of Hopalong and his white horse. The text reads 'Boston' at the top and 'Hopalong Cassidy and Topper' on the bottom.
Date
1950
Size
3.0cm
Type
Toy
Location
Museum of Childhood
Accession number
MC323.2002
The first significant Western to appear on network television was, The Hopalong Cassidy Show, which began in 1949. It starred movie-cowboy legend William Boyd as Hopalong, a character he had played in sixty-six movies between 1935 and 1948.
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