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Antique DOLL Collector February 2020 Vol. 23, No. 2

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Cats Cradle Antiques

C ats C radle O bjects of I nterest A ntiquity & Q uality Provo, Utah

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27” Bru Jne12, blue PW eyes w/ shading above the eyes, on A. Gesland repainted body (label on back), small eye flack, paint scuff on nose, lip & rt. cheek, antique mohair wig, clothing & amazing shoes by Rqjas Toluca $8750.

Amazing Find 4.5” Set of 16 All Original Simon & Halbig Bisque Dolls made for French Trade in wonderful condition, bisque head, arms & lower legs, cloth bodies, mohair wigs, amazing costumes, possibly used as characters for a Grand Toy Theater Set $4695.

Rare Find Mint With Boxes 1960’s Mary Hoyer Girl and Boy – Hard Plastic, high coloring, with accessories – 2 felt hats, 2 straw hats, 1 embroidered straw hat, skies & poles, tennis racket & cover, 2 pairs of glasses, fur cape and head band, 2 golf clubs and bag,cream boots, black tie shoes, western boots, holster and two guns, Marked Mary Hoyer on circle on back $575.

30” Wire Eyed Steiner w/ Bisque Hands, Figure A No 6 J. Steiner Bte SGDG Paris, small chips at pierced ears, 3 fingers professionally repaired left hand $4995.

6” Amazingly Adorable All Original Kestner 111/3 Googlie w/ jointed elbows and knees, stiff neck, blue sleep googlie eyes, watermelon mouth, blond mohair wig, sweet smocked dress, bonnet & undergarments, Very Sweet Doll $3250.

8.5” Simon & Halbig 939 All Bisque w/ 3 square cut teeth, blue sl eyes, rose stockings 2 strap shoes, few chips top of left leg & stringing hole, HH wig, marked S 1 1/2 H 939, legs a little loose $1995.

4” French Mignonette All Bisque w/ blue glass eyes, original mohair wig & original outfit, black 2 strap shoes, sweet face $1150.

4” French Mignonette All Bisque w/ blue glass eyes, original mohair wig & dress, black 2 strap shoes, white painted stockings, loose stringing $1150.

Johanna Art Doll by Barbara Buysse of Michigan – 14.5” Fishing Boy w/ three hand painted fish & fishing pole w/ tag $895.

Boy with corn roll hair style & boxing gloves, body stamped Johanna Art, signed on back of body $850.

Girl with Tag, body stamped Johanna Art $695 8.25” x 7” x 4” Early Conta & Boehm High Brow w/ amazing deep molding & heavy lidded eyes, beautifully painted face $395.

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4 ¾” French Mignonette All Bisque All Original w/ blue glass eyes, blonde mohair wig in braid, black boots, white stockings w/ blue rims, light aqua silk dress $1595.

9” Kestner 121 12 All Bisque Mignonette w/ jointed head and brown sl eyes, pierced ears, square cut teeth, few chips by hips stringing holes, brown 1 strap shoes, left glass eye has surface chip, front tip of left middle finger chipped, slight unevenness on front rim of head $1995.00

27” CM FG “Scroll” mark French Fashion on Gesland body w/ bisque hands & lower legs, 1887 – 1900, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, beautifully dressed, mohair wig $3995.

11.5” Fired Bisque Just Me Adorable Armand Marseille, marked Just Me / Registered/ Germany / A 312 2/0 M, blue sleep eyes $995.

4.5” French Mignonette All Bisque All Original w/ blue glass eyes, black boots w/ 2 strap shoes, white stockings w/ blue rims, left hand as is $725.

18.5” K star R 115A Baby, Great Pouty expression, blue sleep eyes, original blond mohair wig, professional repair was done on lower torso $1295.

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

February 2020, Volume 23, Number 2

ON THE COVER

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HEAD HUNTING Building a Collection of Character Dolls

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UFDC BLUE RIBBON WINNERS Part 4

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DOLL SHOW REPORTS GAITHERSBURG (PAGE 24) AND OHIO NATIONAL (PAGE 26)

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THE TALE OF PD SMITH DOLLS Researching the History of a California Doll Artist

by Susan Foreman

PD Smith of California dolls came in 24” on composite body, 22” on cloth body with patented flirty/ sleep eyes. Bent limb baby on marked cloth body with patented flirty/sleep eyes. From the collection of Susan Foreman.

Photo by Susan Foreman.

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COLLECTING EMPIREERA ACCESSORIES

by Laurie Baker - with a nod to Samy Odin’s Brimborions!

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DEPARTMENTS AND QUEST 10 Book Review 14 The Quest 20 Auction News 24 Gaithersburg Review

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SUZY CUTE REMEMBERED Plus a Conversation with Her Inventor

by Donna W. Brown

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HUNGARIAN WEDDING DOLLS

by Linda Holderbaum

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1) First Place Ribbon Winning 22” Kestner ‘143’ All Original- Wig to Red Leather Shoes, Mint bisque & body (sgnd), Red Silk Factory Dress & Matching Cap. A Valentine! $895 2) Charming and Rare ‘Wagner’ Cottage - Bright and original litho over 1 wood, Bay Windows, w/ Handpainted Azaleas & Upper balcony, very spacious 2-Floor interior includes Bays. 19”tall x 15” wide x 12” deep. Rarely offered! $895 3) 21” Kley Hahn Extra Chubby Toddler - great doll!

Fully Jointed Op/Clo Mouth w/ Mld. Tongue & Teeth, period playsuit; A charmer. $650 4) ‘Fiona’ - 21” Attic Original ‘One Owner Doll’ - bent knee toddler, fresh to market, bright 3 and lively eyes, happy smiling character face w/molded tongue and Factory Wig! $650 5) 1930’s Boxed Valentine - Splendid lithography, orig mailer box w/ lid, a ‘Ring Toss’ Valentine! 5” by 6”. Excellent! $39 6) Early & Mint 8” K*R ‘192’ Mariner - All Original in Fancy Dress/undies, Mint Wig, sl/ eyes, Nautical Jacket & Hat. $395 7) 17” Early ‘Tickletoes’ by Ideal - Factory Orig. Mint Ensemble w. leatherette Booties; Flirty Tin Litho Eyes, orig.

‘Matte Finish” in clean pretty color! One owner! $190 8) Mint 7” Heubach Winker - top quality, orig. Toddler Body & Period Clothes, Rare! $650. Kestner All Bisque 6” Campbell Kid Googly molded caramel hair, watermelon smile, side glancing eyes, jtd.limbs, extra pretty Vintage Dress. $450 9) All Original 23” Heirloom Handwerck - Gorgeous! Mint hip length Factory Wig, blue sl.

6 eyes, scarce mold ’69’, orig.HH Body, Leather Shoes & lovely layers of delicate Victorian finery. What an Angel. $895 10) Two Generation 20” Kestner Heirloom - All Original scarce ‘129’ - Wig to Leather Shoes, sgnd. body, plus 6-Second Generation Dresses, Hats & patterns w/ Accessories, and stunning decoupage Trunk to contain it all! Mint! $895 11) Cute 4.5” Glass Eye All Bisque Character - orig. uncut Blond Wig, Closed Lips, 3-piece outfit, and jtd. limbs! Hello! $140 10

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12) Important 15” SFBJ 238 Mariner - choice French Characteras shown in Coleman’s Vol.2. All Original from Hat & Wig to Signed Shoes. Oily sheen & lively PW Eyes! $2600

13) 22” Early Bebe Raberry et Delphieu Parlant - Pressed bisque, blue PWs, shaded lids, 3-upper & 2-lower Square Teeth, mint Stiff Wrist Signed Body w.

Pull Cord Crier, mint fancy Factory Chemise & Leather Shoes. Such esprit! $3250 14) Important Bliss French Villa - Early ‘Blue Roof’ model (inquire), twin salons with 9.5”ceilings; clean Original Papers inside and out! Lovely condition, 16”x 10”x 22”tall w/rare Chimney. $1650

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15) Rare! John Christian Rauschner - 9”x10” gold framed Wax Portrait (sgnd).

A late 1700s Historic Rarity! $1200

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16) A fine quality 20” Eden Bebe - the early “Sweet Faced” model w.dreamy PWs w./ lacy lashes, soft multi-stroke brows, fully sgnd. head w/ cork pate, mint orig. Jtd. body. A Petit Four in pink! $2250: All Bisque Kestner ‘150’All Original 5.5” vintage Clo/Mo Sweetheart! $195

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17) All Original 19” Moon Face Steiner Earliest Steiner Bebe, goat skin wig, perfect teeth, mint pale bisque with original jtd. Stiff Wrist Body and Original Period Clothes & Shoes. Museum worthy rarity. $7900

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18) Mint & Original 1860’s China Pair - exquisite 7.5” Miniature Couple w/ orig. porc. limbs; very special faces & multiple brush mark hair. Layers of detailed Factory Clothing ! Blue Ribbon worthy. $1495 19) Early 1860’s Valentine w. Envelope - lovely 5” by 7” silver and gold Tracery on Blue Silk w. Still has pretty embossed envelope! $69

20) A 17” Pre-1900 Closed Mouth Child Fashion - haunting PW eye beauty, swivel head, w/square teeth plus Uncut Factory Wig; romantic Orig. Clothes w.

Matching Shoes. So very antique! $695

21) Extremely Rare 8” Factory Original Bebe Steiner - Size ‘0’ - w. Fully Jointed Stiff Wrist Sgnd Body, Factory Pate & Wig, Factory Original Silk Dress & matching wire frame Orig. Bonnet & Shoes!

Precious! $3495 22) Mint 10 ” Bebe Steiner - Lovely satin bisque w.

Closed Mouth, blue PWs, Plus Factory Pate, Uncut Wig, Shoes, Socks and mint Sgnd Body; detailed silk on silk Couture w.

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23) 17” Very Important S.H. 1303 Characterlife like portrait w. oily sheen bisque; Close Mouth, Orig. factory eyelashes, fully Jtd. Lady Body w. Molded Bust and Heeled Shoes. A rarely seen prized Halbig Lady. $4995 24

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24) Historic and Rare 16” Hatted Waxes with slender Milliner’s Bodies, period clothes, glass eyes; she w. Poke Bonnet & hang curls, the rare male w. Top Hat & sideburns.

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25) Stunning Bisque Head Jester in Brilliant Factory Silks - 20” tall, w. Orig 9” Pointed Silk Hat & Wig; Extreme Character Modeling for this size doll. An opulent Polichinelle impossible to find.

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Book Review by Bradley Justice

DARE WRIGHT AND THE LONELY DOLL A Biography by Brook Ashley

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he Lonely Doll is a children’s story written in 1957

by Dare Wright. Starting with the story of Edith, the author created a series of books that were enjoyed by generations of children. Dare Wright wrote the stories using her childhood Lenci doll and Teddy bears purchased from FAO Schwarz. Her beautiful photography and charming stories in black and white were magical.

However, with every fairy tale, there is a back story. In this biography, Canadian-born Dare’s back story is told

by Brook Ashley. Brook was Dare’s goddaughter and her sole heir. She tells the Dare story, one that is romance, tragedy and documentary, from the perspective of one who was there, and who actually experienced being one of the players in this life-long creation of the Magic. Brook’s role is as inspiration, assistant, and observer in a world

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of make-believe come true. Her book shares the backstories of the people in Dare’s life, and it often reads like a golden age Hollywood movie, with names such as Tallulah Bankhead (Brook’s other godmother). The book is packed with photography by Dare, many photos never before seen, and it documents the history of Dare from actress, to model, to photographer and finally children’s book author. If you loved the story of Edith, or are passionate about your dolls, this will be an informative read.

Available through AMAZON.COM. Price is 39.95

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Beautiful Kestner 129 – All original – mint in box – (The way we like to find them) 13” – Fancy outfit, blonde wig and blue sleep eyes – $1,850

Superb French felt character boy by Raynal in original costume with box – Paris 1930s – Fantastic doll – One of my favorites – 17” – $2,750

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Size 1 – Premiere Bebe by Jumeau – 11” – blue eyes with spiral threading – blond mohair wig over cork pate – perfect bisque and body – Circa 1877 – Great outfit – $7,250

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Highly desirable COD lady doll 1469 – beautifully dressed in Flapper outfit. Perfect bisque and body finish – A Real Charmer – 14” – $4,250

Great cabinet size Bru Brevete 12” in excellent condition – Body and Bisque perfect Circa 1879-80. Antique outfit.

Wonderful addition for any collection – $15,750

Extremely Rare – 19” German Porcelain gentleman by KPM Meissen – c. 1850 from English estate. Hand-pressed porcelain with pink tinted complexion – from Great London International Exhibition of 1851. Should be in museum or in your collection – $22,500

Well preserved “Philadelphia Baby” for J.B. Sheppard Stone in Philadelphia – oil painted facial features and hair circa 1892. Rare doll – especially in this condition – 21” – $3,750

Handsome brown Heubach boy - #7620 – perfect head and body – Great outfit – 18” – $2,750

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Outstanding E.J. Jumeau – brown eyes – original blonde wig. Perfect head and body – beautifully dressed – Great cabinet size – 14” – $6,450

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Petite French Steiner – Perfect head and body finish – Mark A4 – “Le Parisienne” Paris – Circa 1890 – Great outfit 12” – $4,450

The “Great Pretenders”

Closed mouth Sonneberg with dramatic blue eyes – blond mohair wig – beautiful red antique outfit – Perfect bisque and fully-jointed body – Marked 6 - 14” – $2,250

Precious 12” Sonneberg child – Marked 121-4 – Perfect head and fullyjointed body – Fantastic original outfit – $1,950 Sonneberg child doll – 14” – Head perfect with fullyjointed body – Marked 117 – $1,650

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Miniature Sonneberg doll with fully jointed body – Head and body perfect – Outstanding doll – very rare in this 9” size – $1,850

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward

Head Hunting

Many smaller companies made delightful character dolls in smaller sizes. Seen here (l to r) are: Recknagel mold 58, Ernst Heubach mold 269, Recknagel mold 33 and 2 models bearing the incised “crown” symbol of Goebel.

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n the journey as doll collectors many of us start off attracted to the pretty doll with idealized features, and in the annals of playthings these are the dolls which have generally remained most popular with children. But as we develop our collections the desire for something a little different tends to arise. As my mother always said “variety is the spice of life!”

The hunt for variations and a hunger for adding character faces to our collections can fill many hours of study and doll show, auction and online searching.

Generally when talking character dolls we tend to think first of the big names in that area, Kämmer & Reinhardt, Simon & Halbig, Armand Marseille, SFBJ, Gebrüder Heubach, and Kestner. All of which made fabulous dolls with distinctive faces. Interesting collections can be made by focusing on any of these various makers. Although prices have in general come down in recent years from the previous highs of the turn of the 21st century these dolls are still in demand with collectors and therefore still occupy the higher end of the current price range.

There are however several manufacturers that made delightful character dolls which continue to sell at lower price points. Doll makers such as Theodore Recknagel, Goebel, Ernst Heubach, and Gebrüder Knoch all made some enchanting character dolls.

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Theodor Recknagel founded a porcelain factory in Alexandrienthal, Coburg, Germany in 1886 and began making doll heads in 1893. Recknagel dolls have had

Gebrüder Heubach’s socket-head character dolls with their intaglio eyes and molded hair styles are highly sought, but their shoulder-head dolls display the same level of artistry and workmanship. A broad range of expression can be found in the dolls of this manufacturer.

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward (continued from page 14) a long and well-deserved reputation for making some really low-quality dolly faced dolls. But they also made a wonderful character doll series beginning in 1912. Their line also included black and mulatto doll heads made with colored slip.

Gebrüder Knoch operated a porcelain factory in Neustadt, Thüringia, Germany from 1887 to 1919. (In 1919 he sold the business to Max Arnold Oscar) Knoch made bisque doll heads with cloth or kid body beginning in 1900 and added character dolls to their line in 1910.

Wm. And F.W. Goebel was founded in 1867 by William Goebel in Oeslau, Thüringia, Germany. In 1879 the company received permission to begin making hard paste porcelain wares. By 1887 they were including doll heads in their offerings and they too began to offer character molds in 1910. From 1934 on the firm would become best known for producing the Hummel figurines and dolls.

Ernst Heubach owned a mill to make slip for porcelain wares in 1887 in Köppelsdorf, Germany. He soon built his own porcelain factory and in 1888 his line included dolls. In the company name became Ernst Heubach

Köppelsdorfer Porzellanfabrik. The company made dolly faced dolls until 1910 when they also got into the character doll market. Ernst Heubach made heads for A Wislizneus, Seyfarth & Reinhardt, Gebrüder Olhaver, and Luge & Co. Many of these smaller company’s dolls also offer the advantage to many modern collectors of being smaller in size range, making them easy to find space for in our doll rooms.

Another often overlooked area within character dolls is that of the shoulder-head doll. We all tend to like a doll on a composition, ball-jointed body for their more naturalistic shape and posability but many a shoulder-head doll has a level of artistry in design and quality of manufacture to rival their contemporary socket-head piers. Again, because of market demand, these shoulder-head versions can often be found at lower price points than the socket-head versions.

Other makers to keep on your radar when looking for character-head dolls are Swaine, Gebrüder Kuhnlenz, Cuno & Otto Dressel, and Limbach, just to name a few. There is a vast array of options to be explored when hunting for heads and after all the hunt is half the fun of collecting!

Gebrüder Ohlhaver character dolls with molded hair and painted eyes are featured on an advertising postcard from 1917. The 13” example on the right of this photo is a perfect cabinet size. Doll photo courtesy of Sweetbriar Auctions.

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Fritzi’s Antique Dolls Fritzi’s Cell: 630-247-1144 Rick’s Cell: 630-247-1219 fritzisantiquedolls@comcast.net

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Gail Lemmon All Dolled Up glemn@frontier.com 440-396-5386

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Historic Preservation & Antiques Tel: 603-938-2344 Cell: 646-709-4340 265 Forest Street, Bradford, NH margaret.kincaid@gmail.com

Join the fun! Experience a delightful doll weekend visiting your favorite dealers and discovering historic Charleston.

Auction News Theriault’s 50th Anniversary Auction Event, January 10-12, 2020 in Santa Barbara, CA

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omprised of two separate auctions (”Circle of Dolls” and “The Doll Collection of Huguette Clark”), this wonderful three-day weekend event produced exceptionally strong auction prices throughout and achieved record prices in several categories. (Additional auction prices and details to follow in the next issue.) The landmark Huguette Clark auction on January 11th was the highpoint of this lovely Theriault’s weekend in California.

When Huguette Clark, the 104-year-old daughter of W.A. Clark, the Gilded Age copper baron, died in 2011, she and her parents left a legacy that spanned from the American Civil War all the way to the Obama administration. This fascinating life was documented in the New York Times best-selling book, Empty Mansions,

by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., both of whom spoke at the auction event.

Among the treasures she left behind in her Manhattan 5th Avenue penthouse were paintings by Monet and Renoir, violins by Stradivarius, jewels from Cartier and her famed collection of rare antique dolls.

The auction benefited the Bellosguardo Foundation which oversees the historical coastal property in Santa Barbara, CA bequeathed by Huguette Clark as a future center for the arts. A small collection of historically relevant dolls will be curated by Theriault’s and retained by Bellosguardo for inclusion in the home display. The latest news is that even more Huguette Clark items will be auctioned on February 22nd and 23rd. See the back cover ad for more information.

Examples of the Theriault’s Huguette Clark collection of automata.

More news...

Frasher (call 816-625-3786 for more information) plans a doll-packed event Saturday, March 7th in Kansas. March 27th and 28th, Ladenburger (www.spielzeugauktion.de) presents the extraordinary collection of Inge Kohler at an auction in the heart of Germany. For more information and contacts, see the advertisement on page 15 of this issue.

Past doll auction prices include a successful October event at Alderfer Auction in PA (www.alderferauction. com). The star was an A Marque which realized $87,750.00. Other sales included two Maggie Bessies at $7,605.00 each.

Don’t forget Withington’s first auction of the year, a three day doll event on April 22-24, 2020 in Nashua, NH. The Mary White Collection and Kathy Zimmerman’s Collection, part 2 will be featured.

For more information, call 603-478-3232 or email at withington@conknet.com.

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Right: A Marque sold for $87,750.00 Left two dolls: Maggie Bessies sold at $7,605.00 each.

An event to remember

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The Ohio National Doll Show October 3rd & 4th 2020

Billye Harris will be providing appraisals for $5 each Appraisal proceeds will benefit the UFDC

Luncheon Jonathan Green $40 12 pm • Tea Time with Rhoda Wade $25 3pm Candlelit dinner with Carol Cameron $75 6 pm • Doll show tickets $7 with early registration, $10 at gate

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Collecting is joyful and such fun. Looking forward to seeing you at the NADDA show!

Joyce Kekatos joycedolls@aol.com 917-859-2446 or 718-863-0373 I buy dolls and will sell on consignment. LAYAWAY AVAILABLE • Member UFDC & NADDA

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11” Kestner #237 “Hilda” Toddler, sl. eyes, mint bisque, 2 upper teeth,orig. mohair wig w/orig. JDK plaster pate, darling orig. batiste dress w/lace trim, ant. panties, orig. shoes & socks, ant. lace bonnet, orig. JDK “fully jointed” toddler body w/ orig. shiny finish, full head markings incl. incised “Hilda”. Darling tiny cabinet size.

ADORABLE!! $2475.

14.5” Early Portrait Jumeau Bebe, spiral threaded pw eyes w/ early mauve blush under brows, mint bisque, orig. skin wig, cork pate & RARE orig. “hair comb”, ornate silk dress w/piping & lace, ant. fabrics, orig slip & undies, orig. Jumeau shoes w/rosettes & orig. “Jumeau” earrings, early orig. 8 ball jointed str. wrist “signed” Jumeau body.

STUNNING!!! $7900.

5” Kestner All Bisque Barefoot Pouty, sl. eyes, perfect pale bisque overall, “swivel neck”, orig. long braided mohair wig, ant. silk & lace dress, orig. all bisque early peg strung JDK body w/barefeet & closed fists. Adorable pouting expression. Absolutely

BEAUTIFUL!! $2875.

4” All Bisque Bye-Lo Baby w/Pink Shoes, gl. eyes, mint bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. organdy baby gown, matching bonnet & diaper, orig. perfect bent limb baby body, incl. ant. canope bed w/lace curtains & ribbons, lace covered pink pillow. matching lace covered mattress. A beautiful set up. A little GEM!!! $1175.

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lways a high point of the pre-Christmas season for collectors and dealers alike, the 176th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll and Toy Show, at the Showground in Gaithersburg, MD was bigger and better than ever! The anticipation and enthusiasm was palpable as long lines of collectors came streaming in. Doll lovers arrived from all over the East Coast, including an entire busload from Boston, as well as old friends from the West Coast, Britain, France and Spain. The show, run by Stephanie Bellman, had two full floors of beautiful doll and toy offerings, plus a teaching club room staffed by UFDC and several special seminars given by world-renown doll experts. A fine time was had by all!

Top and left: Crowds of shoppers at the Gaithersburg Show

Billye Harris, Ashley’s Dolls and Samy Odin, Chérubin

Stephanie Bellman, Promoter of the Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll and Toy Show (right) and Countess Maree Tarnowska (left)

Fritzi Martinez, Fritzi’s Antique Dolls

Tory-Beth Radwick, Dolls of Chester Springs

Sue Brightwell, Brightwell’s Fine Dolls

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Margaret Gray Kincaid

Jackie Everett, Jackie Everett’s Antiques and Miniatures

Roxanne LeMay Morrison, Victorian Lady

Straw Bear Antiques

Gail Lemmon, All Dolled Up

Jan van der Hoek, Jan of Spain

Bradley Justice with Laura and Jamie Turner, Frizellburg Antique Store

Rick Saxman, Richard Saxman Antiques

Nancy McCray

Joyce Kekatos, Grandma’s Attic

Alicia Carver, Signature Dolls

Jonathan Green and Kathy Turner

Jackie Allington

Kathy’s and Terry’s Dolls

Glen Rollins, Cat’s Cradle Antiques

Deb Fratino, Pandora’s Box Estate Sales

Jennifer Moyer, My Little Dolls

Dorian Fernandez, Dorian’s Doll Room

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Ohio National Doll Show Part 2

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Billye Harris, Ashley’s Dolls

Gail Lemmon, All Dolled Up,

Gigi’s Dolls and Sherry’s Teddy Bears

Fritzi’s Antique Dolls

Straw Bear Antiques

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Betty Stepnowski

Marion Maus Antiques

Marshall T Martin

Rebekah Kaufman, Steiffgal’s Vintage Museum Marketplace

O’Smiley’s Dolls & Collectibles

Dollville

Nancy McGlamery and Ed Pelton

Sandy Bullock

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P. D. Smith Dolls… …Wonderful and Rare!

By Susan Foreman

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ven in 1948 dolls by the Smith family were considered rare. To quote Eleanor St. George from her 1948 book The Dolls of Yesterday:

“Only a few fortunate collectors, chiefly in California, where the dolls were made, possess examples of the charming infant dolls created by the Smith Family of Santa Cruz.”

Thus, I feel privileged to have four dolls in my collection, all individually unique and decidedly different from one another. While we now know that much of the information about Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Smith in Eleanor St. George’s book is inaccurate, this statement about rarity holds true to this day.

Being California born and raised I have always been interested in dolls created here in California. The Smith family, in particular, piqued my interest in that they eventually ended up working less than 30 miles from where I live - of course that was 100 years ago.

The first P.D. Smith doll I acquired was at an auction about 35 or 40 years ago. The 24” doll has a composition head, set eyes, and is on a jointed composition body. At the time the doll maker was unknown. It was assumed by both the auction house and respected doll dealers that the doll was of German manufacture. For some reason it just did not seem like the German dolls I had seen. So I started at “A” in the Coleman’s Collectors Encyclopedia of Dolls, determined to find an answer. Finally, in volume 2, under “S”, I found a doll with a similar smile - P.D. Smith. And here is what I found, and what started me on the quest for more information about this obscure maker.

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24” on compo body,

22” on cloth body with patented flirty/sleep eyes, bent limb baby on marked cloth body with patented flirty/ sleep eyes.

“Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Putnam David (Mabel) 1913-22, Santa Cruz. Mrs. P.D. Smith, a portrait painter, and her daughter Margaret, modeled the heads for dolls. Their composition heads and arms were put on cloth bodies or old German composition bodies with the help of Mr. P.D. Smith. Most of the heads had glass eyes and many of them had dimples. The P.D. Smith dolls came in black as well as white versions and in various sizes from small dolls to life-size display dolls. Prices ranged from $5 to $8. The dolls were distributed by George C. Salch Co. of San Francisco.

1918: George Salch built a $100,000 factory to increase the business and produce more cheaply the P.D. Smith “Santa Cruz Dolls”. But when the factory took over the business the dolls became inferior and demand declined.”

I then returned to Volume 1 of the Encyclopedia and found the following additional, although limited, information: “Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Putnam David (1913-1922) Santa Cruz, CA. Assisted by their daughter, Margaret Smith, they designed and made dolls. These dolls are often referred to as P.D. Smith or Mabel P. Smith dolls. Most of them were of a wood-pulp composition; some have eyes that move from side to side as well as sleep. Some of the baby dolls have cloth bodies. Baby Beautiful, Pollyanna, and Laughing Sonny Boy were among the dolls made by the family. The dolls were artistic but expensive.

1918: Margaret W. Smith obtained a copyright for “Clara” a figurine of a Red Cross nurse.

1919: Mabel P. Smith designed “Duck Me”, a figurine of a child in a bathing suit, copyrighted by Lloyd W. Stetson. Margaret Smith designed “Doughboy’s Doughgirl”, a figurine of a girl with doughnuts in her hands, copyrighted by Lloyd W. Stetson. (wonder who Lloyd W Stetson is?)

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1922: Margaret Smith designed two oriental figurines and an oriental head, which may have been used on a doll. These were copyrighted by Carmalet Waldo Webb. The head was named Yat Quong.” (and who is this Carmalet Webb?)

Where to begin. When I first started this research there was no “google” so I turned to the few books I had that included information about P.D. Smith.

In addition to Eleanor St. George’s book (with what turns out to be a great deal of misinformation) I also found references in Janet Johl’s 1952 book Your Dolls and Mine…a Collectors’ Handbook. This book, too, seems to have much misinformation including quoting misinformation from Ms. St. George’s book.

But Janet Johl did add an interesting connection between Emma Clear and the Smith Family. ​“Mrs. Emma C. Clear reported a doll made in Los Angeles during the first World War by a talented young girl who worked at the Humpty Dumpty Hospital during one Christmas season.

She did the modeling for the doll heads, and her parents, who were elderly to have so young a daughter, did the doll bodies.”

These first two sentences make no sense as the Smiths were living in Santa Cruz and daughter Margaret would only have been about twelve years old. ​Ms. Johl continues to quote Mrs. Clear: “These heads were used during the war period as replacements for German bisque doll heads which could no longer be imported. The German doll body was copied so that the Smith head is the only really original part of the doll, but this head is a true specimen of Americana.”

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This is the Coleman Encyclopedia photo that propelled me forward in my research.

The American Doll Artist, written in 1965 by Helen Bullard also mentions the Smith dolls: ​“Success is not always the reward of even the talented doll artist. One of the most discouraging stories is that of Mrs. P.D. Smith of Santa Cruz.

Just before World War I, Mabel Smith began studying the German-made play dolls distributed in this country and decided that they were lifeless and unreal. She was sure she could do better, and she tried. The fresh, alive faces and attitudes which after much experiment she modeled were obviously more attractive and more American than the play dolls of the period. WWI had begun by this time and the importation of dolls and toys had ground to a halt. Mrs. Smith and her husband decided that the moment was ripe to launch her doll designs.” ​“First, though, her husband decided they needed a ‘gimmick’ to help them meet the inevitable competition, and he developed – after much trial and error struggling – a double motion arrangement for the eyes. This might have done the trick, except that it had already been invented and was on the market.

Above and Left: Smiling baby with painted eyes.

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This photo shows Margaret at left and Mabel at right painting dolls.

The Full Page series of photos shown in the Atascadero newspaper and mentioned in the Santa Cruz Article.

This photo shows Mabel (Mrs. P.D.) preparing a mold for one of the chalk figures.

Above: This photo shows the chalk figures being produced.

Right: This photo is of daughter Margaret. Note that she is working on a large head while the Chalk figures look on.

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Such unawareness and lack of experience in production and marketing as well as lack of capital proved their undoing. Although the doll designs were excellent, the effort to reproduce them and put them on the market (at $5 to $8, high for a play doll at that time) was almost ludicrous in its ineptitude. Ignorance of the toy market, high-priced and inexperienced labor and competition from cheap imports, compounded by financing troubles, ended the doll producing venture.”

“The Smiths then tried to produce life-size child dolls for display figures in department stores. Although this doll, called the ‘most beautiful display doll in the world’, was successful, it could not be produced profitably because of the large amount of handwork required. Quite a few were produced before this effort, too, was abandoned. *Even this was not all; molds of the original dolls and of lovely little figurines which their daughter Margaret had made were stolen from storage. Designs were pirated and the market was flooded with cheap copies of the fine Smith dolls. Mr. Smith died and both Mable and her daughter, completely discouraged, turned to other work.” *In these last three sentences in particular, Helen Bullard continued to report the inaccurate information provided by Eleanor St. George and quoted nearly word for word various sentences from Janet Johl’s book of 1952.

With this limited bit of information I turned to newspapers of the era. And then by chance a fellow collector, Elaine Jaworski, contacted me in 2009, She too was researching PD Smith and had seen photos of two of my dolls in Ursula Mertz’s book Collectors Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Volume 1. More and more of the story came together.

Above: PD Smith dolls shown in Eleanor St. George’s 1948 book The Dolls of Yesterday.

Below: Mr. Putnam David Smith, date of photo unknown.

TO SUM UP MY FINDINGS TO DATE: Putnam David Smith was born in Wisconsin on August 11, 1857.

Mabel Prescott was born in Iowa on March 1, 1872. How they met is unknown, however it is known that they married in 1897. In the 1900 Census they are living in Waterloo, Iowa with Mabel’s brother Justin, a piano tuner. The Census shows both Putnam and Mabel as portrait painters. They are still living in Waterloo when their daughter Margaret was born on September 28, 1902. However, by 1910 they had relocated to Oakland, California and were living with another of Mabel’s brothers, Llewellen Prescott, a machinist at a planning mill.

The 1910 Census lists Mabel as an artist and shows that Putnam is working for the planning mill. How and when they ended up in Santa Cruz is unknown.

However, according to early historians and newspaper articles it appears that Mabel and Putnam started their doll business in 1913, working out of their home. By 1914 their twelve-year-old daughter Margaret was sculpting small plaster figures with names reflecting World War I themes such as “Doughnut girl” (aka “Doughboy’s Doughgirl” and “Salvation Lassie”), “Red Cross Nurse” (later known as “Clara”) and “Bathing Girl (later known as “Duck Me”).

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Atascadero’s December 1919 “The Illustrated Review” mentioned in Santa Cruz Article

Mabel had been studying the German-made play dolls for several years prior to WWI and was not pleased with what she saw. She applied her sculpting and portrait painting talents to create fresh, character type faces more in keeping with the American child. With the advent of WWI and the halting of German doll imports, the Smith family decided it was the perfect time to introduce their doll. Sadly they lacked money and also they lacked knowledge of the doll industry. They did not understand distribution. And while people admired the dolls for their superior quality of sculpting and painting, the high prices charged for the dolls ($5 to $8) created a limited market and the ultimate demise of the Smith venture.

The heads were initially placed on either existing cloth bodies with composition limbs or German jointed bodies. Later bodies had more uniformity. Some dolls featured the Smith’s 1919 patented sleep/flirt eye mechanism. When filing for the patent, Mr. Putnam stated that he was the owner of “The American Beauty Doll Company”; apparently the name they gave their venture. The cloth body of the character baby in my collection is stamped with the patent date of April 1, 1919.

A March 27, 1917 article in the Santa Cruz Evening News, entitled “Smiths As Doll Makers….A New Industry By People With Genius”. This short article stated: “Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Smith of Otis Street have been showing some very natural-like dolls, homemade, and most natural, showing genius and talent on the part of the makers, the Smiths and W.A. Montague (whomever that is) and have applied for a patent. The natural-like 38

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faces attracted the attention of all who passed the Howe window.

It is marvelous the way the eyes move, not only in closing as if in sleep or when they move back and forth. There are Jap, Negro, Chinese, Dutch and faces of all nationalities (now that’s interesting?) and all are of indestructible material and colored most naturally. “ In 1918, in order to increase production and distribution, the Smiths connected with the George C. Salch Co., of San Francisco.

However, by 1919, according to census data, the Smiths had moved to Atascadero, California to join forces with Mr. Edmond T. Dooley and his newly formed Atascadero Doll & Toy Factory.

The George C. Salch Co. apparently continued to produce P.D. Smith dolls, but as to whether the Smiths were still involved is unknown. Due to decreased quality, high price, and growing competition the company closed in 1922.

The December 7, 1919, Santa Cruz Evening News reported: “Smiths Have Doll Factory At Atascadero” and the article goes on to state: “The P.D. Smiths, who resided for a time on Otis street and who exhibited dolls of their own make, at one of the industrial fairs, now have a doll factory at Atascadero, Calif. The Illustrated Review for December devotes one whole page of photographs showing the family and their helpers at work on their first order of a quarter of a million of “Dolly Dolls” as they are called, for a company in Oakland. The many friends of the Smiths will be pleased to know that success has at last crowned their persevering efforts.” This would imply that the Smith’s owned the Atascadero factory, which they did not. It was Mr. Dooley that owned the doll making enterprise in Atascadero as noted in the July 11, 1919 edition of The Atascadero News. That article announced that Mr. Dooley and his family had just moved to Atascadero from San Francisco and that he owned patents for P.D. Smith Dolls. This was front page news as it offered some encouraging economic news that coincided with Atascadero’s early economic depression.

Atascadero at this point was still very young. E.G. Lewis purchased 23,000 acres in 1913 for about $1 million envisioning it as a veritable paradise with spacious rolling hills. People did not start arriving until 1915, with

the first homes being completed in early 1916. A building boom began in late 1919…people came, jobs followed. The Atascadero Historical Society commented that the “earliest industry was the Printery, the E.T. Dooley Doll Factory, and poultry farming”. The Smith family, having relocated to Atascadero in 1919, implies that they had a working relationship with Mr. Dooley and that the Smith doll molds had not been stolen as reported by Eleanor St. George.

And while Eleanor St. George stated in 1948 that “it was heartbreaking to artistic souls to see their creations cheapened and discredited, Mr. and Mrs. Smith fell ill and Mr. Smith died.” This is certainly wrong as Mr. Smith and family had, as mentioned previously, moved to Atascadero in 1919 and in the 1920 census were living on Traffic Way in Atascadero with Mabel’s brother Herbert Prescott, a laborer at the doll factory.

From 1919 to 1925 there continued to be newspaper articles regarding Dooley and the P.D. Smith dolls. Yet in all accounts it appears that while the chalk figures were being produced, the much talked about “moving eye” dolls were not. Were the traditional dolls ever produced in Atascadero?

In the December 1919 issue of The Illustrated Review there is a photo of daughter Margaret cleaning a large doll head. All other photos show the chalk figures only. The newspapers reported in 1925 that Dooley had left town.

Shortly thereafter, according to census data, the Smiths relocated to Los Angeles where they were living with another of Mabel’s brother, Alfred Prescott. It appears that it was during their time in Los Angeles that they attempted to market their large dolls as department store mannequins as referenced in Helen Bullard’s book. Although well received, this venture also failed due to the high cost of the dolls and marketing naiveté. Putnam died at the age of 77 in Los Angeles on November 17, 1933. In the early 1940s Mabel married Edward S. Liddle and lived in Pasadena until her death on January 5, 1956.

Elaine Jaworski also discovered that Margaret (PD and Mabel’s daughter) married Francisco Tapia in 1922.

Following their marriage they moved to Bolivia where Mr. Tapia worked at the American Embassy. Their seven children were born in Bolivia where they lived for thirty years. Upon returning to America they chose Pasadena, California as home. Margaret died in 1982. Elaine was able to meet five of the surviving children. Apparently they remember one family doll and hopefully will one day provide her with some photos which are in an attic somewhere. By 2013 she had received no additional information from the family.

Elaine provided the following information based on her research. Between 2009 and 2016 she has been able to

document just 16 dolls in collections and museums hence making them extremely rare.

With the addition of my new bent limb baby doll purchased in 2017 that would be 17. Then in January 2018 Michael and David of the Carmel Doll Shop discovered two babies…one of which I’m happy to say is now mine while the other will be in the Grovian Museum thus bringing the number to 19. I’m sure there are many more out there and would love to hear from anyone that has an example.

I’ve included photos of the four dolls in my collection and the sleeping baby in the Grovian Doll Museum collection to give an idea of the variety. The first one is a 24” doll on a jointed composition body and has sleep eyes.

The second is 22” tall on a cloth body with composition limbs and has flirty/sleep eyes. The third is a baby on a cloth body marked with a C in a circle and the patent date of April 1, 1919. The baby also has the patented flirty/sleep eye mechanism which surprisingly still functions well. The fourth doll in my collection is a large painted eye, smiling baby. The Grovian’s doll is a sleeping baby of the same size as my smiling baby.

It is sad to think that Mrs. Smith was still alive when Janet Johl and Eleanor St. George were writing their books…if only they had taken time to interview Mrs. Smith we may have had more, not to mention more accurate, information about this short lived doll making enterprise.

Chalk figure with original box (courtesy: Atascadero Historical Society)

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“Very Curious and Very Interesting Objects” French Fashion Doll Accessories

By Laurie Baker “...All the objects that you can meet in various circumstances have been reproduced in miniature.

Not under the poetic and ideal shape with approximate details, but a deep concern of solidity and to make them real, similar to the life-sized object. So, we have created very small boots which could perfectly resist to the humidity of the pavement and mud on streets. We have constructed real umbrellas in miniature with springs, and could even resist gusts of wind....These very curious and very interesting objects besides are not cheaper than the life-sized ones...”

Antonin Rondelet in the “Journal des Demoiselles” 1880, from Danielle and Francois Theimer’s Panorama of Parisienne Dolls.

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Tassled fashion boutines

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Fortunately for us collectors, Samy Odin has recently published an exceptionally fine book, Brimborions, (translation - Trinkets) Samy is renowned for his expertise in French antique dolls as well as his passion for their place in history.

Brimborions provides the advanced collector with a comprehensive view of those trinkets we all covet.

His association with the Musee de la Poupee, Paris and his extensive circle of friends in the collecting world give us access to the rarest and most precious accessories. The book is written in French with an English translation. What an opportunity to “brush up” on French terms related to doll collecting! You will pick up many terms and phrases as you read the descriptions in the book. Quite simply, Brimborions is required reading for the enthusiast!

Trio of veilleuses

After my first reading of the book, I realized how crucial it is to share with other collectors. Not only does this validate what we have in our own collections, but it celebrates the great diversity of accessories. We are exposed to new, rare things. We can create a wish list for things to add to acquire. Sharing also creates a photographic record of delicate and fragile creations, for further study. Many accessories have survived intact for over one hundred fifty years, but it is by no means sure they will survive the coming decades.

The very words “doll accessories” indicate things that go with the dolls--adjuncts, embellishments, all for the greater good!

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Array of sewing accessories

The focus on trinkets has inspired me to share things from my own doll room, with great affection and admiration for the authors whose work precedes mine. Samy Odin describes his book as neither an encyclopedia nor a catalog, but a “promenade of images with the modest goal of piquing one’s curiosity, and enticing the collector... by giving him or her the pleasure of discovery...” I intend to follow his example.

For me, it all started with a small, aqua, antique French hatbox, so many years ago. I had no idea, then, what things would follow.

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The FG models her coordinating accessories

An all-original, 18” FG, required aubergine-colored accessories, to match her green-and-purple, plaid silk gown.

I learned how to “hunt and gather.”

Over time, she received jewelry, a fringed parasol, stockings, fan, hatbox, and a fine chapeau. The quality of her hat shows the expertise of milliners during the Second Empire.

A 15” Simonne has taken up residence in the Salon de Musique. She carries her purse, eyeglasses on a chain, and a sterling-silver sewing chatelaine.

She also carries her gold skirt lifter, in case there might be dancing. Books in the bookcase await her pleasure. A cello awaits a cellist.

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The music box lies beneath the sewing tools.

Levers on the bottom of the piano change the tunes.

Her “visiting German cousin,” a 10-inch Simon and Halbig Little Women doll, is ready for her violin solo, and the piano awaits a pianist. In case none arrives, the piano, which is a Palais Royale sewing etui, plays two lovely tunes on its own. No one in the doll room reads music, I am sorry to say, but there is sheet music on the brass stand, in case that pianist ever does show up!

The little boy, another visiting German cousin, carries a book from the library. Pull his strings and he will dance to the music. Even the addition of his single book adds a “story” for the little fellow. He is unaware that HE is a fashion-doll accessory.

Displaying accessories with the dolls, to me, broadens the appeal and places them in context. If you are not yet convinced, take out the accessories in the photographs, and compare before and after. In the doll room, however, you are on thin ice if you “take out the accessories,” but that is another thing altogether.

Now to find a quiet place to read!

Right: S&H Little Women doll, an accessory to the fashion dolls, with her accessories

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The 17” Barrois poupee bois is hosting her “visiting German niece,” a 9” Simon and Halbig Little Women doll. Anxious to learn from her tante, she pays close attention to manners, dress, accessories, and the proper use of items on the lady’s vanity.

Using an antique vanity is a great way to display small accessories. A vanity without them is just...a vanity.

Any flat surface will do to display accessories, but again, vanities are the best!

A rare, Maison Giroux purse

Aunt and Niece at the Napoleon III vanity. Should they require a change of clothes, they do have options.

“What to wear, what to wear...”

A closer look “Sun King” vanity

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Boudoir vanity with tumble-up Bon nuit!

A 12” Jumeau readies herself for bed, in her nightgown and nightcap. Her vanity boasts a rare “tumble-up,” should she require a drink of water during the night.

Mlle. Jumeau also has a veilleuse, whose candle functions as a night light, and to keep her tea warm. (She is a thirsty girl!)

Her fully-functional oil lamp provides even more light. The bed warmer ensures toasty sheets in her tester bed.

The 17” Portrait Jumeau wears her ormolu-and-rhinestone crown, so there is no doubt who is Queen of the Doll Room.

(The other ladies humor her. No need for dissention.) She, too, is fully accessorized, with crown,

Ready for the weather

Antique French tester bed

earrings, a necklace (actually a gold “slide”) and a fine lorgnette, purse, and eventail. She is dressed for the evening and is wide-eyed with anticipation!

Not to be outdone, the 15.5 inch, alloriginal FG shows off her accessories: chapeau, parasol, fur muff, watch and watch pin, and her purse. She may not have a crown, but she does have a M. Giroux purse!

Maison Giroux purse

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The 18 inch Jumeau appreciates her things.

She wears a 3-piece parure, a brass-andrhinestone necklace and earrings with tiny butterflies at each ear. She has a custom, artistmade hat to match her original ensemble and carries an antique fringed parasol and purse.

The lovely Mme. La Barrois is pleased to show her accessories, on her person and on the faux-bamboo chair next to her. She carries a studded purse, a chatelaine with gold utensils, and her parasol. Two hair ornaments set off her coiffure. Her other accessories include a number of hat boxes, a trunk, muff and collar, and furniture. Without her accessories, she would not be the same girl.

“Jumeau Blue�

Matching studded purse

Mme. La Barrois with her things

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Sometimes, accessories stand on their own, as objets d’arte. Grouped in a room setting, they add interest and depth to the scene.

Palais Royale sewing etuis

Ready for travel

Just her size

French-fashion-sized boxed vanity set

Porcelain tete a tete teaset

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As Florence Theriault says, in the Theriault’s auction catalog, A Fully Perfected Grace, “ An unparalleled wealth of objects were available to all with the money to purchase them.” This was true in 1860, and is true today. Finding a new plaything for our “girls” requires time, persistence, patience, an eye for quality, a cadre of trusted doll dealers, and, yes, the “doll dollars” to purchase them.

Is the collector every “finished?” Is there a number, somewhere out there in the ether, that signals “enough?” Certainly not in the arena of French fashion-doll accessories! Unique and rare things just keep turning up. Scalloped-edged fashion gloves? You have a few. But then, a pair in another color shows up. Inkwells? You have a few. But where did THAT Are pups allowed on the furniture? one come from? Sewing etuis in miniature? Got those covered. But then...

You bet! sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

No matter how many or how few accessories grace our doll rooms, we can be sure, there is always room for one more. And yes, I still have that little aqua hat box.

Sources: Brimborions by Samy Odin, Panorama of Parisiennes Dolls; Danielle and Francois Theimer, Encyclopedia of French Dolls by Florence Theriault and Francois Theimer, Fully Perfected Grace, by Florence Theriault

First, but not last

Special thanks to: Claire Vitale, “My French Treasure” on Ruby Lane for the tumble-up Pippa Edley of “French faded-grandeur” on Ruby Lane, for the tester bed Cherie Donahue of “Cherie’s Petite Boutique” on Ruby Lane for the Jumeau in Blue’s hat Winter-garden shop on eBay for the red bifold-screen And to all dear friends and doll dealers, near and far, who provided the opportunity to purchase, thank you. Without you, this article would be two pages long.

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ouie Armstrong, the great jazz singer, dances across a stage with three little girls while singing, “That’s my baby Suzy Cute.” He points to her accessories and clothing as he dabs his face with his signature handkerchief and ends the song with the tag line, “Suzy Cute needs a mommy.”

The television commercial aired in 1964 and it was obvious Deluxe Reading had a winner with their 7 ½ inch baby doll, Suzy Cute.

Louie Armstrong sings and dances in a 1965 television commercial for Suzy Cute, originally black and white.

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Suzy Cute was a very successful miniature baby doll created at a time when life size dolls like Patty Play Pal and Toodles were all the rage. Suzy Cute was all vinyl, with rooted blonde saran hair in a short pixie style, she had two bottom teeth and stationary blue eyes. She came in a plastic crib in either blue, pink or yellow, which was enclosed in a transparent hard plastic box and sold for $1.99. Suzy also came with a rattle, bottle and wore a skyblue top and panties trimmed in white lace. She could drink and wet like many of the competing baby dolls but had a unique mechanism in her chest that when pushed shot her arms up as if to reach out to her mommy.

Henry Orenstein, founder of Deluxe Reading and creator of Suzy Cute, holding his favorite little doll.

Deluxe Reading, a toy manufacturer in Elizabeth, New Jersey, was founded by Henry Orenstein, who wrote the jingle that Armstrong sang to the melody of Five Foot Two. He also produced toys under brand names Deluxe Topper, Deluxe Toy Creations, Deluxe Reading and Topper Toys. Orenstein and his brothers, holocaust survivors, immigrated to New York City and as he walked down the street one day, he saw a bride doll in a department store window with the price tag of $29.99.

He believed there should be more affordable dolls and at that moment he decided to become a doll manufacturer. His first doll was Betty the Beautiful Bride which sold for $9.99. His company made dolls for over three decades including Penny Brite, Johnny Lightening and Dawn Dolls. He originated the idea of placing moderately priced dolls, such as Lovable Louise and Sweet Rosemary, in grocery stores. In a 2016 interview for Newsweek, Henry Orenstein, a man who never lacked for brilliant ideas, shared his philosophy, “Ideas don’t come in little pieces. It’s in; it’s out. It’s there or it’s not. It is like a sparkle.”

55-year-old Suzy Cute still astonishes little girls, like Ellie Brown, with a unique arm mechanism that reaches up to Mommy.

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Suzy goes for a ride in her stroller with sunshade and attached tray.

Suzy Cute with her dresser which has three drawers and rod for hanging her clothes.

The lamp is missing the shade.

Suzy swings on her own backyard playground, which was her most expensive accessory, $3.44

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Suzy Cute enjoys a bubble bath in her bathinette.

Six additional outfits were sold separately for Suzy at a price of $1.49. They included Splash ’N Dry which came with a terry cloth robe, a bottle, comb, brush and diaper. Winter Angel was a two-piece snowsuit in red with white fur trim. Honey ‘N Spice and Hop Skip ‘N Jump were playsuits and Fancy Frills was a blue party dress for her very first birthday. Sweet Dreams was a one-piece sleeper and came with a pacifier, rattle and bottle. None of her outfits have labels and other manufacturers also sold clothing to fit Suzy Cute.

Suzy Cute’s outfits were well made with embroidery and trimmed in lace.

The back of the packaging of all 6 Suzy Cute outfits.

Winter Angel snowsuit and accessories in original packaging, $1.49.

Pages from the brochure that came with Suzy Cute and each outfit.

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The 1965 Montgomery Ward Christmas catalog featured Suzy Cute on two full pages and offered Suzy in her crib, six additional outfits and a vinyl traveling case for only $10.88. The case, which is labeled both Deluxe Reading and Topper Toys, had a toy box trunk for her accessories, a place for Suzy and a rod for hanging her clothing.

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For napping out in the yard, Suzy Cute has a carriage with movable canopy.

Though Suzy Cute’s clothes were adorable, Deluxe Reading outdid themselves with her furniture, all made of bright green, yellow and red hard plastic with big round medallions decorating the sides. In addition to a carriage and stroller, Suzy had a dresser with three drawers, an attached duck lamp, a rod for hangers and it came with a clothes tree. There was also a bathinette that came with floating toys and a feeding chair with attached table. The most popular article for Suzy was a one-piece playground that included a swing, seesaw and slide. These items were reasonably priced, at $1.99 to $3.44.

Suzy Cute in front of her travel case interior wearing the Splash ‘N Dry robe.

Henry Orenstein, 96, and his wife, Susie, met when she worked as a demonstrator at his Topper Toys showroom.

They still reside in New Jersey and I was fortunate to speak with her recently. She said that Suzy Cute was not named after her as she came into Henry’s life after the success of Suzy Cute. She said her husband was very proud of his dolls and he took pride in their design and accessories. She also recollected that though he is fond of all his dolls, Suzy Cute has remained his favorite. She sent a photo of Henry with two of his Suzy Cute dolls.

Several days later the phone rang, and it was Susie Orenstein. She said that Henry was having a good day and he wanted to speak to me. As soon as she put him on the phone, he began singing the jingle that had been sung

by Louie Armstrong in the Suzy Cute TV commercial.

Mr. Orenstein was charming. I had the opportunity to ask him a few questions and he told me that he sculpted the faces of all his dolls and that he sold several million Suzy Cute dolls.

Susie Orenstein thanked me for writing an article about her husband and for a photo I had sent to Henry of my 5-year-old granddaughter playing with Suzy Cute.

I wanted him to know that even though Suzy Cute is 55 years old, his creation still brings a smile to the face of a little girl.

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olls can be special for lots of reasons. This wonderful set of dolls, measuring only 7-inches tall in full costume, were undoubtedly special to someone.

They represent a Hungarian wedding party—were they costumed to represent a specific wedding? Or sold as a souvenir set depicting the elaborate outfits seen on a wedding party? We don’t know for sure but can still marvel in the skill of the seamstress who crafted the costumes.

ABOVE: The bride and groom (with background) in all their finery.

RIGHT: The bride and groom of the set (blank background)

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All four dolls are German made and are all bisque with glass eyes and are jointed at the shoulders and hips. The dolls themselves only measure approximately 4 to 4 ½-inches in height, their clothing adds from 1 to 3 more inches to their overall size.

Full costume of the bride includes satin material, ribbon and metallic trim and sequins as well as seed beads.

Close-up of the bride

A long white lace veil runs down the bride’s back.

Detail of the bride’s apron shows the metallic trim sewn on with the old metal sequins and clear glass seed beads.

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The groom looks extra tall with the long elaborate apron he wears decorated with trim, sequins and ribbon. Because of a cattlebreeding background, the traditional Hungarian male costume is a shepherd’s outfit. It can consist of white loose fitting shirt and long gathered trousers called gatya, a vest, a cloak or coat, a brimmed hat, and boots.

We know that dolls dressed in various cultural outfits became popular in the beginning of the 20th century as people began to travel and wanted to bring back souvenirs of where they had been.

The Colemans mention in their book The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls that foreign dolls had been “popular for centuries but in 1903 there was a special fad for them.” These dolls were used as visuals to teach history and geography and also to “ornament the nursery.”

The man’s black felt hat is trimmed in ribbon with the colors of the Hungarian flag.

Two Wedding ladies The skirt is the brightest part of the Hungarian lady’s outfits, being full and colorful. The skirts are always covered with an apron that can be adorned with a floral design and is often edged with lace.

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These four dolls are dressed in folk costumes from Hungary where the traditional outfits show lots of Renaissance and Baroque features. The traditional clothing of Hungary can be divided into four main areas based on clothing traditions: Great Plain, Transdanubia, Transylvania and Upper Hungary. The dolls here appear to be dressed in the style of clothing seen in the Great Plain area. Our thanks to Rosemary Deal for allowing us to use her dolls in this article.

ABOVE: Close-up of the doll on the right. The girl wears her hair (and the other doll as well) in braids in the back, indicated they are unmarried.

Their hats also indicate that they are unmarried. Married women wore embroidered bonnets or kerchiefs.

LEFT: Close-up of apron shows the intricate design of the metallic lace.

The hats on both ladies are metallic trim with faux flowers sewn along the top.

More of the intricate patterns used for these dolls is shown with this apron. Perhaps made for sale or by someone for a wedding event, we do not know. Whoever did the work could be proud of their efforts, however.

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1~ Westampton, NJ. Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auction.

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8 ~ Fort Myers, FL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

Araba Temple. Magic of Dolls. Marilia. 239-5408628. Sharon. 239-267-1483. magicofdolls@gmail.com

29 ~ Punta Gorda, FL. Doll Show. Port Charlotte Doll Club. Charlotte Harbor Event Center. Sheila West. 941-255-0340. sheilawest11@yahoo.com

8 ~ Schertz, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com

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27-28 ~ Germany. Presents Collection of Ingrid Kohler & Highlights of Toy Collection.

Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. www.spielzeugauktion.de 28 ~ Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Center. Madison Area Doll Club. Vicki Kutz.

608-279-5298. dollcoll@charter.net

28 ~ Olean, NY. Doll Show. Historical Fannie Bartlett House. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club & Historical Fannie Bartlett House.

Wende Kenyon. 585-268-2024. Sandy Lockwood dolllady_sandy@aol.com

19 ~ Tucson, AZ. Doll Show. The Tucson Metro Fraternal Order of Police Lodge.

Tucson@DollShows.net. www.tucsondollshow.net. or text. 520-270-0179.

19 ~ St. Charles, IL. Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.KaneCountyDollShow.com 25 ~ Rochester, NY. Doll, Toy & Teddy Bear Show. Gates Recreation Department. Henrietta Doll Lover’s Club. odailey622@aol.com.

585-889-2015. sukeylin@yahoo.com

28 ~ Rickreall, OR. Doll Show. Polk County Fairgrounds. Arleta. 503-581-1206.

29 ~ Albertson, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show.

V.F.W. 155 Searington Road. The Doll Study Club of Long Island. Bonnie Olsen.

516-747-1425. HCBD41@yahoo.com

APRIL 2020 4 ~ Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Fireman’s Rec Hall. Linda. 585-482-0835.

4 ~ Lynwood, WA. Doll Show. Embassy Suites North. Seattle Antique & Collectible Doll & Toy Club. Joy. 425-712-1575. Trevino746@aol.com 5 ~ Maumee (Toledo), OH. Doll, Bear & Toy Show. Lucas County Recreation Center. Karen Kosies. toledo@dollshows.net. (520) 270-0179 (text). ToledoDollShow.com 18 ~ Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Spokane Lilac City Doll Study Club. Mary Sherwood. 509-838-8487.

Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club & Historical Fannie Bartlett House Doll Show/Sale

Saturday, MARCH 28, 2020 10am to 3pm - $5

Historical Fannie Bartlett House 302 Laurens Street • Olean, NY Vendor sales, museum tours, doll house miniature displays and door prizes, club displays of Ginny dolls, antique and modern dolls.

25 ~ West Chester/Cincinnati, OH. Spring Fashion Doll Show & Sale. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room. (513) 207-8409.

Askmargie@aol.com. facebook.com/groups/809129175842260 25 ~ Nashville, TN. Doll Show. Mt. Juliet Community Center. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com

MAY 2020

1-3 ~ Charleston, SC. National Antique Doll Dealers Association. 2020 Show & Sale Event.

Embassy Suites. Show Chair. Marion Maus. mmausantiques@gmail.com. www.Nadda.org.

9 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. Doll Luncheon. Yu Ping May Day Cherry Blossoms Festival. Asbury Methodist Vlg. Hefner Building Auditorium.

Dollology Doll Club. Payment. Ed.

The Doll Works Judit Armitstead (781) 334‑5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Questions? Contact Wende Kenyon at 585-268-2024 or email Sandy Lockwood at dolllady_sandy@aol.com

The Doll Study Club of Long Island 40th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show & Sale

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Galluba & Hofmann Bathing Beauty Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at …

www.TheDollWorks.net

NEW LOCATION V.F.W.

155 Searingtown Road, Albertson, NY 11507

10 am to 4 pm to benefit Smile Train Admission $6 or $5 with ad

Questions: Bonnie Olsen 516-747-1425 Email: HCBD41@yahoo.com

Find more doll events near you - go to our website at www.antiquedollcollector.com and click on “Events” tab.

Sign up on our email list to have the most up to date info on upcoming events. Just email louannw@antiquedollcollector.com with the subject line “sign me up for doll events.”

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ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

FEBRUARY 2020

Anne Demuth Selling Fine Antique Dolls

1025 Bowman Rd., Westfield, NC 27053

Treat yourself to a Valentine’s Day Doll!

If I can find anything special for you let me know and if you have a collection to sell, just call me!

Find all of these and more in my eBay Store Anniepoojewels For more information call: 336.755.1400 or email: dollsbearscookies@yahoo.com Also find us on Facebook: Anne Demuth

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