Yesterday's Patterns & Today's Books Published 1940 - 1954 In 1935, The Household Magazine started publishing a monthly children’s short story feature, Little Brown Koko, by Blanche Seale Hunt. The stories were in dialect. Characters included Mammy, a little girl Snooky, and a pet dog Shoog. Some women were inspired to use the monthly illustrations as a pattern for quilt blocks. The Little Brown Koko feature was so popular Hunt published three books on the character. There was even a 24-page coloring book offered from the Koko Color Club of Topeka, Kansas. Aunt Martha's Transfers Aunt Martha’s Hot Iron Transfers are sold by Colonial Patterns, Inc. in Kansas City, MO. These old patterns pictured here can sometimes be found in garage sales or on ebay.com. This company once sold transfers featuring black images such as: · 3178 Pickaninnies for Tea Towels · 9469 Southern Mammy Tea Towels, Laundry Bag, Pot Holder · 9212 Pickaninny Twins · 3917 Mommy’s Little Angel