Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show

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A color paper doll depicting a radio announcer sitting at a desk. The man is blonde, wearing a gray/bue suit with a blue tie with his arms folded onto the desk in front of him. At the bottom of the front of the paper doll, in black type, reads [BILL HAY]. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left side of the paper doll (meant to be bent back for the doll to stand upright). The tab on the right has text in white vertically printed reading [COPYRIGHT 1931/BY THE PEPSODENT CO.]. Reverse is light brown with black text, reading [For Strong, Healthy/Teeth/Use Pepsodent Tooth/Paste twice a day - See/your dentist at least/twice a year.

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