Wilkins Coffee puppets

In October 1958, the Wilkins Coffee company offered vinyl puppets of Wilkins and Wontkins, characters created by Jim Henson for Wilkins commercials. The puppets were sold through the mail for $1.00 and a coffee can label.

These were the first Muppet toys produced, eight years before Ideal Toys made the first Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog toys in 1966.

A Wilkins puppet was appraised on Pawn Stars in 2016 for $150.

A Wilkins Coffee tin with an offer for Wilkins and Wontkins promotional puppets

Premiums

A set of thin plastic hand puppets were also made as a premium for Kraml Dairy.