We just bought this very rare booklet, dating from early 1930's, published by our former licensee, BREYERS ice cream, which brand is now owned by Unilever, the company that is buying Bestfoods, Inc. (d/b/a SKIPPY peanut butter) for $24.3 billion. For more information on how Bestfoods misappropriated Percy Crosby's famous SKIPPY, and uses sham lawsuits to suppress its piracy of Skippy's licensing business, read the full story on our web site that Bestfoods seeks to censor and enjoin. Unilever has not yet replied to our letter warning of the legal consequences of their acquisition of Bestfoods, which falsely claims it "owns" clear title to SKIPPY.

We now have available the official Skippy® song on cassette for $10. It is a syncopated foxtrot melody with female vocalist, that was originally published in 1931. We are selling these cassettes and other items to raise money for Skippy's legal defense fund. For more information and orders, contact Joan.

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This Life cover was used for advertising the magazine, and is the only cover known that depicts "Skippy", who first appeared in Life and became a national symbol. This item is very rare, and valued in excess of $125. Life covers with Percy Crosby's art are highly collectible, and range in value from $25 to $250. The original art is worth thousands.

This is a limited edition cloisonne pin trimmed in gold metal & gold letters that we designed in 1989 to celebrate Skippy's 60th anniversary as a doll. It is now a collectible, and we are selling the pins for $7.50 (incl. postage) to raise funds for Skippy's legal fees. ©1989, Skippy, Inc. Check or money order only.

Percy Crosby's lovable character from the Golden Age of comics. Joan designed this doll as the first lifelike "Skippy", and commissioned sculptor Lewis Goldstein to make him with porcelain head & composition body, dedicated to Skippy's creator. The doll, with his famous little dog (porcelain) & wagon, was nominated for 2 prestigious DOTY awards in 1990, including "Doll of the Year", is 13" tall, with real leather shoes, hand-knit socks, and a custom made wool outfit by Maine artisans. Only 125 dolls were made, which sold for $395. Joan has several left, now valued at $1,000 ea. Molds were destroyed to prevent infringing copies. No other American-made doll has such a fascinating history and adventures seeking his freedom from his captors...including Skippy's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his name and persona.

This is a rare poster from 1929 that Percy Crosby licensed to General Ice Cream Corp. (NY), which was found at a Maryland store after our nationwide search of 24 years. The licensee assigned its federal trademark No. 263,240 to Skippy, Inc. in June, 1932, which federal protection was in full force and effect until Nov. 5, 1949. The original poster was a store display in NY and all New England states, and measures 14 1/4 X 10 1/2 in. This Skippy license was secretly taken over by a willful infringer without my father's knowledge, which formed a counterfeit "Skippy Ice Cream Corp." and later filed a federal trademark for SKIPPY ice cream over our protests. We are delighted to have this new evidence to show the court in our continuing legal efforts to show that Skippy was the original, exclusive owner of the trademark for food products (ice cream, bread and candy). The federal record of this copyright (1929) was destroyed, and the licensee to date has refused to cooperate in our request for legal files because its law firm also represented the infringers. This has been quite an adventure, and little Skippy is still smiling!