Policeman Doll, 1905-1909, Earle Ovington's Mascot "Treize"
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Air mail pilot Earle Ovington adopted this doll as his personal mascot, carrying it with him on every flight. He named the doll, modeled after a French policeman, "Treize" -- the French word for "thirteen." It was Ovington's lucky number. He had "13" painted on his airplane's wings because, he recalled, no other pilot dared to use that particular number.
Air mail pilot Earle Ovington adopted this doll as his personal mascot, carrying it with him on every flight. He named the doll, modeled after a French policeman, "Treize" -- the French word for "thirteen." It was Ovington's lucky number. He had "13" painted on his airplane's wings because, he recalled, no other pilot dared to use that particular number.
Artifact
Cloth doll
Date Made
1905-1909
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
36.33.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of P.G. Morriss
Material
Felt (Textile)
Leather
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Black (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 4 in
Depth: 5 in
Inscriptions
Metal button backside of left ear: STEIFF In marker on bottom of right shoe: 13
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