Copyright 2003, Doug Blevins. Used by permission.
Magazine, Handbill, AND NEWSPAPER ADS
for Viquesney's Miniature Doughboy
Viquesney targeted ex-servicemen in magazines like American Legion Weekly (later Monthly), both as potential customers and as sales agents. Below are some representative ads for the rather common 12" and rare 6" desktop Doughboy statuettes (which were really only 11.5" and 5.75" tall, respectively).
Click on the thumbnails below to view ads from for the desktop Doughboy statuette.
 09-02-1921 American Legion Weekly  Undated, with price correction and recruitment offer |
 06-30-1922 American Legion Weekly  Undated, with mention of 6'' miniature and large statue |
 04-04-1927 American Legion Monthly  A postcard ad for the rare 6'' Doughboy,published shortly before Viquesney's death in 1946. |
 August 1929 American Legion Monthly  1936 Handbill for vets bonus; special $3.00 price |
Click on the thumbnails above to view ads from for the desktop Doughboy statuette.
A "pre-release" ad published in the Washington, D,C. Evening Star, July 31, 1921, looking for "agents" to sell the Viquesney miniature Doughboy. The items began shipping the following month.
