For sale is a mid-century FELIX THE CAT SCHOOL PENCILS from the American Pencil Company. The pencil package, product number 019-8, features the classic Felix the Cat artwork by artist Pat Sullivan. Felix the Cat is singing along as a young boy plays the pipe organ. The package includes 8 different colored pencils. Package was originally purchased from JC Penny for the sum of three cents. This package measures about 4 3/4 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide. Package and pencils are in excellent condition. A top rate collectible toy.
In 1919, Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer created the Felix the Cat cartoon character during the silent film era. Felix was the first fully realized animal character in the history of American film animation. Felix is often considered one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. By 1923, the character was at the peak of his film career. Felix in Hollywood, a short released during that year, plays upon Felix’s popularity, as he becomes acquainted with such fellow celebrities as Douglas Fairbanks, Cecil B. DeMille, and Charlie Chaplin.
