Another favorite that I have is a few pieces of  Josef Originals figurines. Created by Muriel Joseph after World War II, the little lady with the turkey, the small gal in the front with the candle and the large figurine with the green dress are Josef, created between 1945-1970. The large one had a broken neck thanks to a certain cat getting too close; her neckband is not authentic but allowed me to salvage her.

The two little gals with the Lord’s Prayer phrases on their aprons are not Josef, but are very similarly fashioned. Unsure of their actual maker, but they are a close enough match they reside with the other Josef gals. Most likely created in the 1950’s or 60’s.

I noted in an article about Muriel Joseph that a printing error caused her name to be spelled incorrectly, and it was left that way from that point on.